Posted on Jul 10, 2021
Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
....The removals were set in motion by a 2016 petition started by a local high school student. The city council voted to take the statues down early the next year, but that action was delayed by a legal challenge that was ultimately rejected by the Virginia Supreme Court this April.
The statues of Lee and Jackson — and threats to remove them — served as a rallying cry for the far right in the summer of 2017. The tension spilled into violence in the Aug. 12, 2017, Unite the Right Rally as neo-Nazis clashed with counter protestors. One woman, Heather Heyer, was killed when a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians. Dozens of others were injured in that attack and other violence.....
....The removals were set in motion by a 2016 petition started by a local high school student. The city council voted to take the statues down early the next year, but that action was delayed by a legal challenge that was ultimately rejected by the Virginia Supreme Court this April.
The statues of Lee and Jackson — and threats to remove them — served as a rallying cry for the far right in the summer of 2017. The tension spilled into violence in the Aug. 12, 2017, Unite the Right Rally as neo-Nazis clashed with counter protestors. One woman, Heather Heyer, was killed when a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians. Dozens of others were injured in that attack and other violence.....
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Fortunately, most of the protesters and counter-protesters chose to not cross the line into killing each other almost 4 years ago. Here's an article story highlighting 2 who were recorded threatening but aimed just short of killing or wounding.
ADDENDUM: The video linked to in the article is worth watching, if you want to form your own opinion.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/every-day-is-august-12-in-charlottesville/567176/
ADDENDUM: The video linked to in the article is worth watching, if you want to form your own opinion.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/every-day-is-august-12-in-charlottesville/567176/
Every Day Is August 12 in Charlottesville
One year ago, Corey Long was photographed wielding an improvised flamethrower in a standoff with a man brandishing a Confederate flag. His life hasn't been the same since.
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