Adams Unity Coalition stands up to Aryan Nations rally in Gettysburg

When the Aryan Nations held a hate rally on June 19 on the historic Gettysburg battlefield where Abe Lincoln delivered his famous address, the Adams County Unity Coalition mobilized with two responses. That day, more than 75 people held signs promoting unity and diversity by the side of a major road, inviting passing drivers to honk in approval. On June 20, the coalition held a re-consecration ceremony on the ground where the hate rally had taken place; clergy and lay leaders from almost a dozen faiths offered blessings, and the crowd sung hymns in Spanish and English.