'White allies, to the front!' Boston protesters line up by race to face police line, crush state

White allies should take the front line

— Tef Poe/FootKlan (@TefPoe) September 29, 2014

Great night of protesting when the white allies came in large numbers, I yelled "IF YOU ARE WHITE!! GET TO THE FRONT! THIS IS YOUR PART"

— ShordeeDooWhop (@Nettaaaaaaaa) October 31, 2014

White allies to the front. Stranger words have never been spoken. #BlackLivesMatter #Ferguson #BostonStrong pic.twitter.com/qBRd9TmjYU

— Marc Occil (@M7Occil) November 26, 2014

Like everyone else, I confirm that I heard @BLM_Boston organizers ask white allies to the front last night. Many times. Over a megaphone.

— lirael (@lirael_abhorsen) November 26, 2014

Boston Globe reporting those arrested were mostly not from Boston and were college students. Yes.

— Helen of Troy (@YoNoMePeino) November 26, 2014

because we asked the white allies to stand on the front line, as protection for the rest of the March and to push the police back.

— Helen of Troy (@YoNoMePeino) November 26, 2014

in Boston, those white folks are college students, who don't live here. don't try and make it seem like the community wasn't present.

— Helen of Troy (@YoNoMePeino) November 26, 2014

1/3: When @BLM_Boston called white allies to the front at #IndictBoston, I saw some confused (white) faces…but also many of us step forward.

— Aarón Martel (@aaronmartel) December 2, 2014

2/3: Why was @BLM_Boston’s call to white allies important? How does this (pre)figure our roles & responsibilities in this mass movement?

— Aarón Martel (@aaronmartel) December 2, 2014

3/3…tracing mov’t history, @prisonculture calls for white mass arrest+jailing. Again, the call is clear. I’m ready. http://t.co/onMx6n4aI7

— Aarón Martel (@aaronmartel) December 2, 2014

Call for white allies to the front, we r at entrance to 93 south #EnoughIsEnough pic.twitter.com/TVRLPzByiT

— Michelle Weiser (@riotcurrrl) December 5, 2014

White allies to the front! #BlackLivesMatter #ThisStopsNow #Boston pic.twitter.com/LWRHraXKeb

— Rob Call (@rcall3) December 5, 2014

Protesters ask for White allies to the front. #Boston #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/ex4r9AI0bp

— Eric Ethington (@EricEthington) December 6, 2014

"white allies, bring your bodies to the front!" a pause, & then…we do. #boston #ShutItDown

— whitney erin boesel (@weboesel) December 6, 2014

'White allies, to the front! White allies, put your bodies on the line!'- black student organiser. They did what she said. #BlackLivesMatter

— Laurie Penny (@PennyRed) December 6, 2014

Now that's solidarity. "@EricEthington: Protesters ask for White allies to the front. #Boston #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/GpAsFcHfIP"

— hasina palestina (@crookedrib) December 6, 2014

.@EricEthington @BostInno It's not Black vs White, Left vs Right, etc..It is always, and has always been, the State vs You.#ReadRothbard

— TJ (@TheLiberTweets) December 6, 2014

@TheLiberTweets @EricEthington @BostInno But the state has convinced many people that it is black vs white etc. we have to undo that message

— Geri Brady (@yomoi2001) December 6, 2014

.@yomoi2001 @EricEthington @BostInno So the state can convince a new generation in the near future? Remove the state and this all goes away.

— TJ (@TheLiberTweets) December 6, 2014