Ford Fischer

"If anyone has any lattes, I'm really thirsty," one #antifa member asked. He followed up with an explanation that black coffee is "incredibly fascist... black coffee represents an American style colonized form of the use of Arabica coffee bean..." Watch the clip to see the restpic.twitter.com/jYZfOungCI

Antifa's primary motive for the day was to keep the press from filming / interviewing the confederate people, largely by putting their banner in front of the cameras.pic.twitter.com/AL3s8IfjsN

Local activist / grad student @AylingLindsay explained the basic situation on campus and why they see the statue as a threat, both for what it symbolizes, and for the sorts of people it attracts.pic.twitter.com/PzF0sVyYjg

This little antifa deplatforming confederate guy dance probably summarizes the entire day fairly well.pic.twitter.com/sgBCoasETF

"Heritage equals hate" read the sign of one counter demonstrator.pic.twitter.com/QvU3tfil0l

Birthday kazoos ended up being the antifa's biggest weapon of the day.pic.twitter.com/yZeupTiRro

"You ever try to attack me, I'll put you in your grave," confederate activist James Stachowiak said to #Antifa on his way out of UNC. "Attack me, you'll get a bullet in your head. I'm not threatening. I'm telling you what the consequences of an attack would be."pic.twitter.com/lhESKmmQbB

"I am a proud American confederate Patriot," James Stachowiak told me. "And I know what's coming. It's a civil war coming by these people and they keep pushing buttons... when they make their final and stupid move, it'll be the last stupid move they ever make."pic.twitter.com/7gdRi6y2Sc