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White nationalist groups must pay more than $2 million to victims of ‘Unite the Right’ rally, federal appeals court rules
5 months, 3 weeks ago

White nationalist groups must pay more than $2 million to victims of ‘Unite the Right’ rally, federal appeals court rules

CNN  

CNN — A federal appeals court ruled on Monday that white supremacist and nationalist groups will have to pay a more than $2 million in punitive damages to people who suffered physical or emotional injuries from the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. In Monday’s opinion, Chief Judge Albert Diaz wrote, “… we vacate the district court’s order …

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Statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, melted down to create new art
1 year, 1 month ago

Statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, melted down to create new art

CNN  

CNN — The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down. Schmidt co-leads “Swords into Plowshares,” a project dedicated to transforming the controversial Lee statue into public art. While other Confederate statues across the South have been removed …

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Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence
3 years ago

Jury awards $26M in damages for Unite the Right violence

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A jury ordered 17 white nationalist leaders and organizations to pay more than $26 million in damages Tuesday over the violence that erupted during the deadly 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. After a nearly monthlong civil trial, the jury in U.S. District Court deadlocked on two key claims but found the white nationalists …

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‘Unite the Right’ trial jurors hear closings in Virginia
3 years, 1 month ago

‘Unite the Right’ trial jurors hear closings in Virginia

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — White nationalists “planned, executed and then celebrated” racially motivated violence that killed one counterprotester and injured dozens, lawyers for nine people hurt during the 2017 “Unite The Right” rally in Charlottesville said Thursday as they urged jurors to hold some of the country’s most well-known white supremacists accountable. Attorney James Kolenich, who represents Jason Kessler, the lead …

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Woman recalls total ‘terror’ of Charlottesville car attack
3 years, 1 month ago

Woman recalls total ‘terror’ of Charlottesville car attack

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A woman who was pushed out of the way as a car slammed into counterprotesters at a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville described a scene of “complete terror” as she testified Monday to seeing her fiance bleeding on the sidewalk and later learning a friend was killed. Clashes between the white nationalists and anti-racism protesters broke …

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Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attack
3 years, 1 month ago

Woman recalls total 'terror' of Charlottesville car attack

The Independent  

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Black Heritage Center Submits Proposal To Melt Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue
3 years, 2 months ago

Black Heritage Center Submits Proposal To Melt Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue

Huff Post  

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is transported away after being removed from Market Street Park in July. The Washington Post via Getty Images A Black heritage center in Charlottesville, Virginia, wants to melt down the city’s recently removed statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee so that it can be repurposed into public …

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Confederate Robert E Lee’s racist legacy fuels US renaming push
3 years, 6 months ago

Confederate Robert E Lee’s racist legacy fuels US renaming push

Al Jazeera  

In the wake of racial justice protests, monuments and institutions honouring Lee are being reimagined or repurposed. Thousands of children are educated at schools named after Lee; “Robert E Lee Day” is still celebrated every January in a handful of states, and the late general’s likeness appears on monuments and memorials in dozens of cities. “There is a difference between …

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Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue can finally be removed after 5 years of protests, court rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue can finally be removed after 5 years of protests, court rules

Salon  

Late last week, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision that prevented the city of Charlottesville from removing a monument of Confederate general Robert E. Lee — the same monument that was the focus of a violent white nationalist and neo-Nazi rally in 2017. "Stonewall" Jackson after a group of residents had sued to prevent the statues' removal, …

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High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues
3 years, 8 months ago

High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues

Associated Press  

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Virginia’s highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017. The state Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision in favor of a group of residents who sued to block …

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US: Confederate statue removed near site of 2017 far-right rally
4 years, 3 months ago

US: Confederate statue removed near site of 2017 far-right rally

Al Jazeera  

A Confederate statue has been taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a white supremacist rally three years ago resulted in a counter-protester’s death. The Albemarle County Board of supervisors voted in August to remove the “At Ready” statue, which displays a Confederate soldier, from outside the county court. We know that taking this action is not some end point,” said …

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