11 Aug 2017 Jahr - Unite the Right rally

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A white supremacist and neo-Nazi rally that was conducted in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Protesters were members of the far-right and included self-identified members of the alt-right, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, Klansmen, Blue Lives Matter, and various right-wing militias. The marchers chanted racist and antisemitic slogans, carried weapons, Nazi and neo-Nazi symbols, the Valknut, Confederate battle flags, Deus Vult crosses, flags and other symbols of various past and present anti-Muslim and antisemitic groups. The organizers' stated goals included unifying the American white nationalist movement and opposing proposed removal of the statue of General Robert E. Lee from Charlottesville's former Lee Park.

The rally occurred amidst controversy generated by the removal of Confederate monuments by local governments throughout the country in response to the Charleston church shooting in 2015

On the morning of August 12, Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency, stating that public safety could not be safeguarded without additional powers. Within an hour, the Virginia State Police declared the rally to be an unlawful assembly.

At around 1:45 p.m. that day, self-identified white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. deliberately rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) away from the rally site, killing Heather Heyer and injuring 19 other people.

After Charlottesville refused to approve another march, Unite the Right held an anniversary rally on August 11–12, 2018, in Washington D.C. The rally was expected to draw large protests from opposing religious organizations, civil rights groups, and anti-fascist organizers. The rally drew only 20–30 protesters amidst thousands of counter-protestors.

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