Albany: protesters outnumber Klan at rally

An anti-immigration rally held by about 20 members of the Ku Klux Klan outside the Seminole County Courthouse on Saturday drew some 100 protesters.

The event was held under heavy police security.

Sheriff Dale Swanner said the rally by the Georgia Knight Riders ended without incident. He described the Klan participants as "outsiders that chose to come into our county."

It was held on the same day as this town of about 2,700 held its annual Harvest Festival, which was moved from its site in the heart of town to just south of the Seminole County High School football stadium.

The local NAACP chapter held a "Not In My Town" counter-rally at Macedonia Baptist Church.

Information from: The Albany Herald, http://albanyherald.net

(The Associated Press)