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Charlottesville activist Don Gathers reflects on five years since white supremacists terrorized his hometown — "all the hatefulness and evilness that transpired here."

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The Charlottesville rally 5 years later: 'It's what you're still trying to forget'

5:00am August 12, 2022

by Debbie Elliott

The rally by white supremacists protesting the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee left one counter-protester dead and several injured.

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City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va. on Aug. 23, 2017.

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Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest

6:40pm September 14, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

An effort to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee sparked the white nationalist rally in 2017 that resulted in the deaths of counter-demonstrator Heather Heyer and two state police officers.

Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer checks his phone while waiting to speak with a television network on Aug. 18, 2017. These days Signer travels the country presenting his city's experience as a cautionary tale.

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Former Charlottesville Mayor Shares Painful Lessons From Fight Against Hate

8:33am August 12, 2019

by Hannah Allam

In 2017, Mike Signer faced a small-town leader's nightmare: a racist rally that spiraled out of control and ended in bloodshed. Two years later, Signer is on a mission of education — and atonement.

James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year.

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Charlottesville Jury Convicts 'Unite The Right' Protester Who Killed Woman

7:06pm December 07, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

James Alex Fields rammed his car into counterprotestors in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring several other people. He was convicted of first degree murder and other charges.

A makeshift memorial on the street where Heather Heyer was killed when a car rammed into a crowd during a white supremacist rally in 2017.

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As Trial Begins In Charlottesville Protest Death, Community Reflects

11:24am November 26, 2018

by Debbie Elliott

Charlottesvile, Va., is bracing for the murder trial of the man accused of ramming his car into a crowd during a white supremacist rally in 2017. The community wants accountability, and healing.

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