Nashville grapples with lingering neo-Nazi presence in tourist town

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Among the crowds of cowboy-clad tourists who flock to downtown Nashville’s famed honky-tonks, a small, disturbing group recently distracted locals and visitors from the neon lights with Nazi salutes and white supremacist rhetoric.

For weeks, neo-Nazis have been livestreaming anti-Semitic antics to shock audiences in Nashville: waving swastika flags in crowded streets, singing hate songs on the steps of the downtown courthouse and even briefly disrupting a city council meeting with boos.

Their continued presence has raised difficult questions about why Music City attracts bands that amplify Nazi beliefs and what, if anything, can help stop them.

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