The Nation - News from April 12, 1987
Colonial Heights, Va., was the scene of a white protest march to counter black allegations of housing and hiring discrimination there. Police Chief John Wolford said that the demonstration, in which about 100 people paraded for a mile and shouted, “White Power!” drew few black spectators, and added: “We couldn’t identify anyone from Colonial Heights.” The protest was organized by the Southern National Front, which promotes the idea of separate nations for the races. The 1980 census counted 37 black residents in the town of about 16,500 people.
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