Here, in a city accustomed to frequent demonstrations on Boston Common, the nation’s oldest public park, no one seemed certain what to expect on Saturday.
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A few thousand people — most of whom appeared prepared to demonstrate against Nazism and white supremacy — had descended on the well-guarded Common by midmorning, and tensions increased as noontime neared. Pockets of protesters held forth as large masses of counterdemonstrators shouted them down.
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A few thousand people — most of whom appeared prepared to demonstrate against Nazism and white supremacy — had descended on the well-guarded Common by midmorning, and tensions increased as noontime neared. Pockets of protesters held forth as large masses of counterdemonstrators shouted them down.
