Philips said he saw the teens getting into a verbal confrontation with a group of black men and wanted to diffuse the situation. Nathan Philips…
Philips said he saw the teens getting into a verbal confrontation with a group of black men and wanted to diffuse the situation.
Nathan Philips said he was trying to play peacemaker when he saw a group of young Catholic high school students getting into a verbal confrontation with a group of Black Hebrews, but things went terribly wrong.
A viral video showed the ensuing confrontation between students from Covington Catholic High School and Philips, a Native American elder and longtime peace advocate. Images of students taunting Philips as he performed a traditional Native American song have sparked outrage and calls for the students to be expelled, and this weekend, Philips shed new light on exactly how the incident unfolded.
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