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[[File:330px-White supremacist (35782612633).jpg|thumb|220x220px]] 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 [[KKK]] members. The event was met with numerous counter protesters, ranging from peaceful activists to violent [[Antifa]] members. The event most notoriously had 3 deaths, two being in a helicopter crash and one being [[Antifa]] member Heather Heyer, who was [[murder]]ed in cold blood by a vehicle attack. | [[File:330px-White supremacist (35782612633).jpg|thumb|220x220px]] 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 [[KKK]] members. The event was met with numerous counter protesters, ranging from peaceful activists to violent [[Antifa]] members. The event most notoriously had 3 deaths, two being in a helicopter crash and one being [[Antifa]] member Heather Heyer, who was [[murder]]ed in cold blood by a vehicle attack. | ||
== Notable Attendees == | == Notable Attendees == | ||
* [[Jason Kessler]] (key organizer) | * [[Jason Kessler]] (key organizer) | ||
* [[Richard B. Spencer]] | * [[Richard B. Spencer]] | ||
* [[David Duke]] | * [[David Duke]] | ||
* [[Matthew Heimbach]] | * [[Matthew Heimbach]] | ||
* [[Mike Enoch]] | * [[Mike Enoch]] | ||
* [[Michael Hill]] | * [[Michael Hill]] | ||
* [[James Alex Fields Jr.]] (vehicular attacker) | * [[James Alex Fields Jr.]] (vehicular attacker) | ||
* [[Andrew Anglin]] | * [[Andrew Anglin]] | ||
[[Category:Villainous Event]] | [[Category:Villainous Event]] | ||
[[Category:Racists]] | |||
[[Category:Terrorists]] | |||
[[Category:KKK Members]] | [[Category:KKK Members]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-LGBT]] | [[Category:Anti-LGBT]] | ||
[[Category:Xenophobes]] | [[Category:Xenophobes]] | ||
[[Category:Supremacists]] | [[Category:Supremacists]] | ||
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[[Category:Anti-Semetic]] | [[Category:Anti-Semetic]] | ||
[[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | [[Category:Destroyer of Innocence]] | ||
[[Category:Homicidal]] | |||
[[Category:Terrorism]] | |||
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The Unite the Right rally was an infamous rally initiated by Jason Kessler to advocate for white supremacism, and had many hateful far-right and Alt-Right attendees, most prominently neo-Nazis, neo-Confederates, skinheads, white separatists, and KKK members. The event was met with numerous counter protesters, ranging from peaceful activists to violent Antifa members. The event most notoriously had 3 deaths, two being in a helicopter crash and one being Antifa member Heather Heyer, who was murdered in cold blood by a vehicle attack.
Notable Attendees
- Jason Kessler (key organizer)
- Richard B. Spencer
- David Duke
- Matthew Heimbach
- Mike Enoch
- Michael Hill
- James Alex Fields Jr. (vehicular attacker)
- Andrew Anglin