Frazier led a protest against the Confederate monuments prior to the meeting where he talked about the importance of peaceful 'civil disobedience.'
The speaker directly before Frazier, Ronnie Nichols, dressed in a red vest with Confederate flag and the words"125 years later the heritage continues" on the back, asked the council not to"disrespect [sic] our ancestors" and told them the opposing side's free speech had"wasted a lot of taxpayer money and hurt both sides."
Frazier followed, saying the time to wait was over and that the word"wait" had been used to"keep Black people on hold" and almost always"meant never." The timer indicating his time had ended beeped, but Frazier continued. Council then turned off the speaker microphone as Freeman tried to tell him his time had ended. Frazier instead turned toward the public and kept speaking and led a chant of"Remove Confederate monuments, take them down."
Frazier, who is battling cancer and uses a motorized scooter for mobility, repeatedly asked if he was being arrested as an officer held each of his arms as he partially walked, partially was pulled, out.
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