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Video of neighborhood dispute spurs anti-racism protest

By Associated Press
Published: July 1, 2020, 8:53am

MONTCLAIR, N.J. — A dispute between neighbors over work being done at a northern New Jersey home this week sparked a brief anti-racism protest march after video of the confrontation was posted on social media.

The dispute began around noon Monday, according to a Black couple who said in a video shared on Facebook that a white woman confronted them about whether they had obtained a permit to build a stone patio in the backyard of their Montclair, New Jersey, home.

As the argument continued, the woman accuses her male neighbor of pushing her, allegations the man’s wife can be heard off-screen denying. Several neighbors soon arrived to watch the commotion.

The woman refused the couple’s request to leave the area and called Montclair police, who arrived on scene a short time later. The confrontation eventually concluded without further incident, and authorities said Wednesday that no complaints have been filed by anyone involved in the dispute.

Video of the dispute was then circulated on Facebook, and the poster claimed the woman called police because the couple was Black. The poster also claimed the woman had been harassing them for two years.

On Tuesday, about two dozen people — many of them white — gathered at the scene to stage a brief, peaceful protest march and denounce racism.

A phone number for the woman seen in the video could not be located Wednesday, while the couple did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

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