Louisville Condemns White Supremacist Patriot Front March

Louisville city leaders and civil rights groups have condemned a white supremacist march by the Patriot Front that occurred downtown over the Fourth of July weekend. Masked demonstrators carried Confederate and American flags and shields, and delivered a speech near Metro Hall. Mayor Craig Greenberg and the Louisville NAACP denounced the event as an act of racial intimidation and hate, stating such ideology is unwelcome in the city. The NAACP noted the march likely lacked a required permit, potentially violating local laws. Louisville police monitored the event, observing no unlawful activity and taking no action, while expressing hope the group would not receive the attention it seeks. Organizations like the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) have linked the incident to a broader rise in extremist activity nationwide.