--- description: A 'White Lives Matter' group in Texas protested the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People title: White Lives Matter Protestors Rally at NAACP Chapter in Texas image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt79c583349190c8ca/6988a3268e060174d4467372/confederate-flag-white-lives-matter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 'White Lives Matter' Protesters Rally at NAACP Building in Texas by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 22, 2016 12:16 PM CUT  Low key photography of grungy old Confederate Battle Flag. Low key photography of grungy old Confederate Battle Flag.Klubovy—Getty Images/iStockphoto by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Aug 22, 2016 12:16 PM CUT A small group of protestors holding ‘White Lives Matter’ signs staged a demonstration outside the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People building in Houston on Sunday. Holding Confederate flags and assault rifles, the group of nearly 20 people gathered in Houston to protest against the NAACP for failing to condemn the perceived role of [Black Lives Matter](http://time.com/4439457/black-lives-matter-deray-mckesson/ "undefined") in relation to the deaths of white police officers. “We came out here to protest against the NAACP and their failure in speaking out against the atrocities that organizations like Black Lives Matter and other pro-black organizations have caused the attack and killing of white police officers, the burning down of cities and things of that nature,” group member Ken Reed, donning a ‘Donald Trump 16’ cap, told the [Houston Chronicle](http://www.chron.com/houston/article/White-Lives-Matter-group-protests-outside-NAACP-9176142.php "undefined"). “If they’re going to be a civil rights organization and defend their people, they also need to hold their people accountable.” Reed said the group wasn’t there to cause problems and that the [Confederate flags](http://time.com/4098002/confederate-flag-walmart-bombing/ "undefined") were being flown to symbolize Southern heritage. Police cleared out the crowd around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. \[[_Houston Chronicle_](http://www.chron.com/houston/article/White-Lives-Matter-group-protests-outside-NAACP-9176142.php "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4461000/white-lives-matter-protest-naacp-texas/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4461000/white-lives-matter-protest-naacp-texas/"},"headline":"'White Lives Matter' Protesters Rally at NAACP Building in Texas","datePublished":"2016-08-22T12:16:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T00:06:57.932Z","description":"They gathered with Confederate flags and assault rifles","url":"https://time.com/4461000/white-lives-matter-protest-naacp-texas/","keywords":["Texas"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt79c583349190c8ca/6988a3268e060174d4467372/confederate-flag-white-lives-matter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt79c583349190c8ca/6988a3268e060174d4467372/confederate-flag-white-lives-matter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Grungy Confederate Flag","caption":"Low key photography of grungy old Confederate Battle Flag.","creditText":"Klubovy—Getty Images/iStockphoto","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4461000/white-lives-matter-protest-naacp-texas/","name":"'White Lives Matter' Protesters Rally at NAACP Building in Texas"}}]}] ```