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|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 = Disturbance, vandalism (Antifa), first-degree murder (Alt-Right), hate | |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, and [[ | 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. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Jason Kessler got a permit to conduct the rally by the City of Charlottesville. Initially, it was to take place in what he described as a "field in the middle of nowhere", but it was eventually allowed to be moved to a location Kessler desired, after a lawsuit filed on behalf of the ACLU. | Jason Kessler got a permit to conduct the rally by the City of Charlottesville. Initially, it was to take place in what he described as a "field in the middle of nowhere", but it was eventually allowed to be moved to a location Kessler desired, after a lawsuit filed on behalf of the ACLU. | ||
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* [[Proud Boys]] | * [[Proud Boys]] | ||
* White Power Skinheads | * White Power Skinheads | ||
* Aryan Nations | * [[Aryan Nations]] | ||
* Various neo-Nazi criminal organizations | * Various neo-Nazi criminal organizations | ||