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{{Act of Villainy | {{Act of Villainy | ||
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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) | ||
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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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* [[Peter Cvjetanovic]] | * [[Peter Cvjetanovic]] | ||
* [[Enrique Tarrio]] | * [[Enrique Tarrio]] | ||
* [[Anthime Joseph Gionet | * [[Anthime Joseph Gionet]] | ||
== Parties involved in protest == | == Parties involved in protest == | ||