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Looking Back on Hate: Doc Sheds New Light as 3-Year Anniversary of Charlottesville Rally Nears
Susan Bro, whose daughter Heather Heyer was killed during the Charlottesville rally three years ago, speaks out on a new documentary detailing the fateful incident, her daughter’s legacy and a day that changed her life forever.
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Judge: Confederate Statues Will Stay in Charlottesville
A Virginia judge has blocked the city of Charlottesville’s effort to remove Confederate statues. The Daily Progress reports the three-day civil trial that ended Friday included a judge’s ruling preventing the removal of statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
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Mother of Charlottesville Car Attack Victim Heather Heyer Sues Murderer
The mother of a woman killed when a man rammed his car through a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, is suing the convicted murderer for wrongful death. Susan Bro filed a $12 million lawsuit Aug. 30 against the 22-year-old attacker, who is now serving life sentences plus 419 years on numerous convictions. The Daily Progress reports...
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Confederate Statue Vandalized With Profanity Against Trump
A Confederate statue in Charlottesville, Virginia, that became a rallying point for white nationalists has been vandalized with an expletive against President Donald Trump
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Man Gets Second Life Sentence, 419 Years for Charlottesville Car Attack
A man convicted of federal hate crime charges for deliberately slamming his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has been sentenced to life in prison on state charges.
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Man Changes Plea to Guilty on Hate Crime Charges in Charlottesville Car Attack
A man convicted on state murder charges in a deadly car attack at a white nationalist rally in Virginia pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges in a case that stirred racial tensions across the country.
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Jury Recommends Life Sentence for White Nationalist Who Drove Into Va. Crowd
Jurors in the trial of a man convicted of murder for driving his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally have recommended that he spend the rest of his life behind bars.
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Jury Deliberates Sentence for White Nationalist Who Drove Into Va. Crowd
Jurors say they need another day to determine a sentence for a man who drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally last year in Virginia, killing a woman and severely injuring many others.
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Jury Finds White Nationalist Guilty of Murder for Plowing Into Crowd of Counterprotesters in Charlottesville
An Ohio man who drove into a crowd of counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia last year, killing one woman, was found guilty of first-degree murder and all other counts.
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Man in Dramatic Photo Testifies at Virginia White Nationalist Trial
A man whose image was captured in a dramatic photo as he was struck by a car during a white nationalist rally in Virginia has given emotional testimony at the trial of the man accused of deliberately plowing into the crowd.
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Man Charged in White Nationalist Rally Killing to Argue Self-Defense
An Ohio man charged with killing a woman during a white nationalist rally in Virginia plans to argue that he believed he was acting in self-defense when he drove his car into a crowd of counter protesters.
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White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Wife: He Physically, Verbally Abused Me
The wife of white nationalist leader Richard Spencer has accused him of physically, verbally and emotionally abusing her throughout their eight-year marriage. In a court filing for the couple’s divorce proceedings in Montana, Nina Koupriianova said Spencer once left her with bruises after dragging her out of bed and down stairs in 2011. She also said he “attacked” and bruised...
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4 Men Charged in Charlottesville Attacks on Counterprotesters
Four members of a militant white supremacist group from California were arrested on charges they traveled to Virginia last year to incite a riot and attack counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally that turned deadly, federal authorities said Tuesday.
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Charlottesville Driver to Face Federal Hate Crime Charges
Federal hate crime charges have been filed against a man accused of plowing a car into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing a woman and injuring dozens more.
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White Nationalists Behind Charlottesville Rally Get Initial Approval for Event Outside White House
The group behind the deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year is planning a one-year anniversary rally near the White House in August — and the National Park Service has given organizers initial approval.
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White Nationalists Return to Charlottesville for Another Tiki-Torch Rally
White nationalist Richard Spencer led a demonstration Saturday night of tiki torch-wielding protesters in a Charlottesville, Virginia, park where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stands, police said. The group of about 50 walked into the park after arriving in a tour bus at about 7:40 p.m. and stayed for about 10 minutes, Charlottesville police said. The group...
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Thousands Pack Charlottesville Stadium for Unity Concert
Thousands of people have packed a stadium in Charlottesville for a concert intended to raise money for charity and promote unity in the aftermath of this summer’s white nationalist rallies. Dave Matthews, whose band got its start in the Virginia college town, hosted the Sunday show and thanked the attendees and performers for coming together on short notice. He introduced...
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Trump Signs Congressional Resolution Condemning White Supremacists
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a resolution passed by Congress condemning white supremacists, Neo-Nazis and other hate groups, NBC News reported....
“As Americans, we condemn the recent violence in Charlottesville and oppose hatred, bigotry, and racism in all forms,” Trump said in a statement. “No matter the color of our skin or our ethnic heritage, we all live under the... -
Congress Backs Measure Condemning White Nationalists
The resolution describes Heather Heyer’s death as a “domestic terrorist attack” and acknowledges two Virginia state troopers who died in a helicopter crash while monitoring the protests.
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Charlottesville Council Votes to Move 2nd Confederate Statue
The Charlottesville City Council in Virginia has voted to remove a second Confederate monument from a public park. Local news outlets report the council’s vote Tuesday night on the statue of Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was unanimous. It comes weeks after a white nationalist rally in the city descended into violence. The rally was sparked in part by the city’s...