Politics & Government
White Supremacist Stickers Reappear In Princeton
Stickers promoting the New Jersey European Heritage Association had previously been reported in Princeton in August.
PRINCETON, NJ — White supremacy propaganda are cropping back up in Princeton as a pedestrian walking in the town reported spotting stickers on Friday morning.
"I was walking over the Harrison Street Bridge this morning and saw some fresh stickers from the white supremacist group 'reclaim your heritage,' " said Michael Timmons.
Mayor Liz Lempert or Not In Our Town - Princeton were both unaware of the recent sightings.
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"Princeton's strength is in our diversity, and we will not be divided by twisted attempts to spew hate," Lempert said.
This isn't the first time that white supremacy propaganda was posted in town. (See Related: White Supremacy Group Appears In Princeton)
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The white supremacist group Identity Evropa posted flyers on Nassau Street in August. Also in August, it was reported that stickers promoting the New Jersey European Heritage Association were seen on a lamppost on the corner of Nassau Street and Harrison Street. The stickers proclaimed "Reclaim Your Nation! Reclaim Your Heritage!"
Nassau Street (Princeton, NJ) pic.twitter.com/Lc9hLsL300 — IDENTITY EVROPA (@IdentityEvropa) August 20, 2018
On Saturday, members of Identity Evropa in New Jersey hiked the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Trail and helped keep it clean for the next generation of Americans. (Princeton, NJ) pic.twitter.com/kDjtHdFEU4 — IDENTITY EVROPA (@IdentityEvropa) August 20, 2018
It also popped up in Somerset County this summer, where it was blasted by the county's Democratic Committee and the New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ). (Read more here: 'Outraged' Activists Condemn Racist Flyers In Somerset County)
(Images via Michael Timmons)
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