Neo-Nazis Descend On Newnan, Leave With Little Incident

Counter-protesters gathered in an area across the street from Greenville Street Park in Newnan where a planned National Socialist Movement rally took place Saturday.

Dustin Chambers / WABE

Less than 50 members of the National Socialist Movement arrived in Newnan, Georgia, Saturday to spread their message of white supremacy.

Members of the hate group arrived more than an hour late to their own rally. Their permit allowed them to be in the park from 3 to 5 p.m. It ended at 5:05 p.m.

Vernon Keenan, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, said they were unsure why Newnan was picked as the location of the rally.