Woman Repeatedly Yells 'White Lives Matter' at Rally in Tennessee
Local news reports said a woman was fired from her job after shouting “white lives matter” and making racists remarks at a rally in Elizabethton, Tennessee, on July 4.
This footage, recorded by Sierra Gilmer, shows the woman repeatedly yell “white lives matter” as she is being recorded. “Black and twisted crazy person,” the woman says into the camera, and calls Gilmer a “poor little black girl.”
The incident occurred as a Black Lives Matter group and counter-protesters rallied at Elizabethton’s Covered Bridge Park on Saturday.
According to WCYB-TV, the woman was identified as Sonya Holt and fired from her position at Keith Family Vision Clinic in Johnson City. Storyful has reached out to Keith Family Vision Clinic for a statement. Credit: Sierra Gilmer via Storyful
