BLM 'band of brothers' hope rescue of counter-protester sends message
‘Maybe it will change the views of racists,’ says Lee Russell, who assisted Patrick Hutchinson
When five friends decided to attend an anti-racism protest in London on Saturday, all they were hoping to do was to protect their younger allies from far-right thugs.
Forty-eight hours later, their heroism has created a defining image of the Black Lives Matter movement. They have won the praise of politicians, the adulation of social media, and the attention of newspaper front pages. And Patrick Hutchinson, the man photographed with an injured counter-protester hoisted over his shoulder, says his mother cannot stop crying.
“Everyone’s pretty proud,” he said, as the five men geared up for another round of interviews on Monday afternoon and dealt with
