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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. 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 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
- James Allsup
- Christopher Cantwell
Parties involved in protest
- Alt-right
- Ku Klux Klan
- Proud Boys
- White Power Skinheads
- Aryan Nations
- Various neo-Nazi criminal organizations
Villainous counterprotesters:
- Antifa
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.
- Jason Kessler faced scrutiny after regarding the now-deceased Heather Heyer as a "fat, disgusting communist".
- James Alex Fields Jr. is now serving a life sentence in prison.
- David Duke was idolized by various fanatics attending the rally.