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|perpetrator = [[Alt-Right]] | |perpetrator = [[Alt-Right]] | ||
|date = August 11-12, 2017 | |date = August 11-12, 2017 | ||
|location = Charlottesville, VA, USA | |location = Charlottesville, VA, USA | ||
|motive = To protest the removal of Confederate statues<br>To advocate for neo-Nazism and white supremacy | |motive = To protest the removal of Confederate statues<br>To advocate for neo-Nazism and white supremacy | ||
|crimes = | |crimes = Disturbance, [[vandalism]] (Antifa), first-degree murder (Alt-Right), [[hate crime]]s (Alt-Right) | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Unite the Right rally''' was an infamous rally initiated by [[Jason Kessler]] to advocate for [[White Power Movement|white supremacism]], and had many hateful far-right and [[Alt-Right]] attendees, most prominently neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, [[White Power Skinheads|skinheads]], white separatists, neo-[[fascist]]s, and [[Ku Klux Klan]] members. The event was met with numerous counter protesters, ranging from peaceful activists to violent [[Antifa]] members. Numerous were injured in the event from clashes. The event most notoriously had 3 deaths, two being in a helicopter crash and one being a counter protester Heather Heyer, who was [[murder]]ed in cold blood by a vehicle attack. | The '''Unite the Right rally''' was an infamous rally initiated by [[Jason Kessler]] to advocate for [[White Power Movement|white supremacism]], and had many hateful far-right and [[Alt-Right]] attendees, most prominently neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, [[White Power Skinheads|skinheads]], white separatists, neo-[[fascist]]s, and [[Ku Klux Klan]] members. The event was met with numerous counter protesters, ranging from peaceful activists to violent [[Antifa]] members. Numerous were injured in the event from clashes. The event most notoriously had 3 deaths, two being in a helicopter crash and one being a counter protester Heather Heyer, who was [[murder]]ed in cold blood by a vehicle attack. | ||
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On August 12, 2017, the rally started up yet again, during the late morning. Here, many of the same white supremacists gathered, along with many notable icons of white supremacist movements such as Richard B. Spencer, David Duke, and others. Various religious clergy were counterprotesting by having signs which are meant to advocate for peace, etc. | On August 12, 2017, the rally started up yet again, during the late morning. Here, many of the same white supremacists gathered, along with many notable icons of white supremacist movements such as Richard B. Spencer, David Duke, and others. Various religious clergy were counterprotesting by having signs which are meant to advocate for peace, etc. | ||
To be continued | |||
== Notable Attendees == | == Notable Attendees == | ||
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* [[Christopher Cantwell]] | * [[Christopher Cantwell]] | ||
* [[Nathan Damigo]] | * [[Nathan Damigo]] | ||
* [[Augustus Sol Invictus]] | * [[Augustus Sol Invictus|Augustus Sol Invictus/Austin Gillespie]] | ||
* [[Nick Fuentes]] | * [[Nick Fuentes]] | ||
* [[Peter Cvjetanovic]] | * [[Peter Cvjetanovic]] | ||
== Parties involved in protest == | == Parties involved in protest == | ||
* | * Alt-right | ||
** [[American Identity Movement]] (at the time known as Identity Evropa) | ** [[American Identity Movement]] (at the time known as Identity Evropa) | ||
** [[Vanguard America]] | ** [[Vanguard America]] | ||
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** [[Identitarianism|Identitarians]] | ** [[Identitarianism|Identitarians]] | ||
** [[League of the South]] | ** [[League of the South]] | ||
* | * Ku Klux Klan | ||
* [[Proud Boys]] | * [[Proud Boys]] | ||
* | * White Power Skinheads | ||
* [[Aryan Nations]] | * [[Aryan Nations]] | ||
* Various neo-Nazi criminal organizations | |||
* [[Atomwaffen Division]] | * [[Atomwaffen Division]] | ||
* [[Hammerskins]] | * [[Hammerskins]] | ||
* [[Aryan Brotherhood]] | * [[Aryan Brotherhood]] | ||
=== Villainous counterprotesters: === | === Villainous counterprotesters: === | ||
* | * Antifa | ||
==Slogans said== | ==Slogans said== | ||
*"You will not replace us" | *"You will not replace us" | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* The rally was universally condemned (although condoned by many hateful people). However, many statements claiming to condemn it were very controversial, notably that of | * The rally was universally condemned (although condoned by many hateful people). However, many statements claiming to condemn it were very controversial, notably that of Donald Trump. | ||
* Jason Kessler faced scrutiny after regarding the now-deceased Heather Heyer as a "fat, disgusting communist". Shortly after, [[Andrew Auernheimer]] claimed that he hacked Kessler's Twitter account. | * Jason Kessler faced scrutiny after regarding the now-deceased Heather Heyer as a "fat, disgusting communist". Shortly after, [[Andrew Auernheimer]] claimed that he hacked Kessler's Twitter account. | ||
* James Alex Fields Jr. is now serving a life sentence in prison. | * James Alex Fields Jr. is now serving a life sentence in prison. | ||
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[[Category:Supremacists]] | [[Category:Supremacists]] | ||
[[Category:Anti- | [[Category:Anti-Semetic]] | ||
[[Category:Mongers]] | [[Category:Mongers]] | ||
[[Category:Islamophobes]] | [[Category:Islamophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | [[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | ||
[[Category:Homicidal]] | [[Category:Homicidal]] | ||
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[[Category:Alt-right]] | [[Category:Alt-right]] | ||
[[Category:Fascist]] | [[Category:Fascist]] | ||
[[Category:Fanatics]] | [[Category:Fanatics]] | ||