article_snippet.sent: Local law enforcement officials said the crowd that gathered was generally peaceful.
article_snippet.sent: We were protecting their right to free speech and civil liberties' without taking sides, university spokesman Andy Clark said.
article_snippet.sent: NBC spoke with Kim Thompson who drove 30 miles to join in a rally. '
article_snippet.sent: know what they cause is, but I went to pick their cause up because their cause doesn’t deserve to be on the ground.'
article_snippet.sent: Michelle Manhart continued: 'If your cause is racism then find some white people and walk on some white people. '
article_snippet.sent: While I firmly disagree with the actions of the protesters, I understand I firmly disagree with the actions of the protesters right to protest.'