Lincoln Heights residents demand answers for response to neo-Nazis

A procession of vehicles made its way through Lincoln Heights and Evendale Monday to counter protest the February 7 neo-Nazi demonstration on the Vision Way overpass between the two communities.During the February 7 demonstration, about 10  members of the hate group carried swastika flags and assault rifles and hung White supremacist banners from the overpass. They were eventually confronted by Lincoln Heights residents, the presence of Evendale police and Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies and left towing a U-Haul filled with their props.Residents of the historically Black community — the first self-governing Black municipality north of the Mason-Dixon line — say they believe they were intentionally targeted. The members of the hate group wore masks and several brandished assault rifles.The incident has left an unsettled feeling in Lincoln Heights and questions about law enforcements’ response to the hate group.“We still have drivers cruising through Lincoln Heights wearing swastikas on their arm bands and hate signs on their cars,” said Carlton Collins, a leader in The Heights Movement, a civic organization.Drivers involved in Monday’s counter-protest painted their windows and carried signs with anti-racist slogans and messages like “we demand answers,” a reference to the police response about the hate group“The purpose of...