Forgive us if this is a well-known and often-deployed tactic when it comes to demonstrations. Rapper Tef Poe made the suggestion back in September in Ferguson.
White allies should take the front line
— Tef Poe the ? (@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"
— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) October 31, 2014
Has it since become a “Boston” thing? The request seems to have been unfamiliar to a few “white allies” protesting in Boston Friday night and over the course of the last few weeks, but they played along anyway.
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 Lowenstein ? (@lirael_abhorsen) November 26, 2014
Boston Globe reporting those arrested were mostly not from Boston and were college students. Yes.
— this is erotic fan fiction about my life (@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.
— this is erotic fan fiction about my life (@YoNoMePeino) November 26, 2014
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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.
— this is erotic fan fiction about my life (@YoNoMePeino) November 26, 2014
https://twitter.com/aaronmartel/status/539641512741847040
https://twitter.com/aaronmartel/status/539641548057882624
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Golf clap.
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
https://twitter.com/rcall3/status/540696204372242432
Protesters ask for White allies to the front. #Boston #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/ex4r9AI0bp
— CommieTransMom (@NotScaryEri) 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