Lori Abrams came down with a Black Lives Matter sign and is walking solo towards the event. She's continuing even after others warned her that it is dangerous.
It's about a 20-minute walk to a nearby event organized by Black activists. There are about 200 gathered, listening to a speech about the history of Vanport, where many Black families moved as part of the shipbuilding effort of World War 2.
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At the Proud Boys event...
The event with BLM activists at Vanport has wrapped up, and the crowd is departing in a large vehicle caravan. Police are watching at a nearby intersection.
With the Proud Boys event and the Black-led event wrapping up at the same time, police are directing Proud Boys traffic onto Interstate 5 north (foreground) while the BLM traffic heads south (way in the background)
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