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|image = | |image = Charlottesville "Unite the Right" Rally (35780276094).jpg | ||
|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 = Disturbing the peace<br>[[Vandalism]] (Antifa)<br>First-degree [[murder]] (Alt-Right)<br>[[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. | ||
== Notable Attendees == | == Notable Attendees == | ||
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* [[Michael Hill]] | * [[Michael Hill]] | ||
* [[James Alex Fields Jr.]] (vehicular attacker) | * [[James Alex Fields Jr.]] (vehicular attacker) | ||
* [[Christopher Cantwell]] | * [[Christopher Cantwell]] | ||
* [[Nathan Damigo]] | * [[Nathan Damigo]] | ||
* [[Augustus Sol Invictus | * [[Augustus Sol Invictus]] | ||
* [[Nick Fuentes]] | * [[Nick Fuentes]] | ||
* [[Peter Cvjetanovic]] | * [[Peter Cvjetanovic]] | ||
* [[Enrique Tarrio]] | |||
* [[Anthime Joseph Gionet|Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet]] | |||
== Parties involved in protest == | == Parties involved in protest == | ||
* Alt- | * [[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 | ** [[National Socialist Movement]] | ||
** [[Rise Above Movement]] | |||
* [[Ku Klux Klan]] | |||
* [[Proud Boys]] | * [[Proud Boys]] | ||
* White Power Skinheads | * [[White Power Skinheads]] | ||
* [[Aryan Nations]] | * [[Aryan Nations]] | ||
* [[Atomwaffen Division]] | * [[Atomwaffen Division]] | ||
* [[Hammerskins]] | * [[Hammerskins]] | ||
* [[Aryan Brotherhood]] | * [[Aryan Brotherhood]] | ||
* [[Anti-Communist Action]] | |||
=== 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 Donald Trump. | * 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 | * 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. | ||
* Ironically, the rally did not "unite the right"; it caused people within the alt-right to argue over peaceful tactics or aggressive tactics. | * Ironically, the rally did not "unite the right"; it caused people within the alt-right to argue over peaceful tactics or aggressive tactics. | ||
* David Duke and Richard Spencer were idolized by various fanatics attending the rally, including | * David Duke and Richard Spencer were idolized by various fanatics attending the rally, including James Allsup. | ||
[[Category:Villainous Event]] | [[Category:Villainous Event]] | ||
[[Category:Terrorists]] | [[Category:Terrorists]] | ||
[[Category:KKK Members]] | [[Category:KKK Members]] | ||
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[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Supremacists]] | [[Category:Supremacists]] | ||
[[Category:Anti- | [[Category:Anti-Semitic]] | ||
[[Category:Mongers]] | [[Category:Mongers]] | ||
[[Category:Islamophobes]] | [[Category:Islamophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | [[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | ||
[[Category:Homicidal]] | [[Category:Homicidal]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Terrorists]] | ||
[[Category:Alt-right]] | [[Category:Alt-right]] | ||
[[Category:Fascist]] | [[Category:Fascist]] | ||
[[Category:Fanatics]] | [[Category:Fanatics]] | ||
[[Category:United States of America]] | |||
[[Category:Modern Villains]] | |||