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White supremacist rally ends early in Boston as counter-protesters show up in huge numbers

White supremacists didn't show, but the resistance did.

Chloe Bryan

on August 19, 2017

Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

A few dozen attendees showed up for Saturday's planned "free speech" rally in Boston. But counter-protesters showed up in the thousands.

Per local news reports, over 10,000 people gathered at Boston Commons to protest the right-wing gathering, which quickly fell apart after it became clear the planned speaking schedule would not come to fruition.

In fact, police were seen taking down rally flags and decor before 1 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. (The rally was scheduled for 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.) Whoops!

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At around the same time, Twitter was flooded with images from the counter-protest. In one clip, crowds can be heard chanting "Not in Boston" -- a reference to last week's violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Democracy in action.