Jason Kessler鈥檚 鈥淯nite the Right鈥 rally in Charlottesville, Va., last Saturday devolved into a melee of far-right demonstrators, antifascists (antifa), counter-protesters, and police 鈥斅爑ltimately resulting in dozens of injuries and three deaths.听
Jason Kessler鈥檚 鈥淯nite the Right鈥 rally in Charlottesville, Va., last Saturday devolved into a melee of far-right demonstrators, antifascists (antifa), counter-protesters, and police 鈥斅爑ltimately resulting in dozens of injuries and three deaths.听
President Trump just can鈥檛 bring himself to unequivocally condemn and repudiate white supremacy and its modern-day equivalent, the 鈥渁lt-right.鈥
Jason Kessler鈥檚 planned 鈥Unite the Right鈥 (UTR) rally today in Charlottesville resulted in the death of one pedestrian and numerous injuries after a Dodge Challenger sped into a large crowd before slamming into two vehicles. The Challenger immediately reversed and fled the scene leaving behind its bumper and a pile of wounded victims.听
After the deadly clash between hundreds of white supremacists and counter-protesters today in Charlottesville, Virginia, President Trump called for Americans to 鈥渃ome together."
Charlottesville city officials announced yesterday that Saturday鈥檚 鈥淯nite the Right鈥 rally must be relocated from Emancipation Park (renamed from Lee Park) to McIntire Park over concerns about public safety in order to obtain a demonstration permit.
Hundreds of Alt-Right activists and white nationalist extremists are set to descend on the small community of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday in what鈥檚 shaping up to be the largest hate-gathering of its kind in decades in the United States.
A large Alt-Right gathering of assorted extremists 鈥 called 鈥淯nite the Right鈥 鈥 shows signs of being anything but a unity hug in the days leading to the August聽12 rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Over the weekend, the country鈥檚 largest neo-Nazi group announced plans to attend an alt-right rally next month in Charlottesville, Virginia, which is expected to draw thousands of extremists.听
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.