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Charlottesville Anniversary: Peaceful Protests, Few Arrests

Aug 13, 2018
Thousands of people wanting to send a message that racism is unwelcome in the United States gather in a park outside the White House to protest a white nationalist rally that drew only about 20 participants.

Counterprotesters Dwarf White Supremacists at D.C. Rally

Aug 12, 2018
Thousands of demonstrators jeer a handful of white nationalists who were marking the anniversary of a violent confrontation in Charlottesville, Va., in which Heather Heyer was killed. Speaking in Charlottesville, her mother said, "There's so much healing to do."

Anti-Fascist Heroines Then and Now

Sep 21, 2017
The violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., in August and Trump's repeated defense of the racist gathering marked a turning point in modern America.