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DeAndre Harris, on the ground, is assaulted in a parking garage beside the Charlottesville, Va., police station on Aug. 12, 2017, after a white nationalist rally was dispersed by police.

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White Man Convicted Of Beating Black Man At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally

9:17am May 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A group of white men hit and kicked the man as he lay on the ground during the violent rally last summer. Jacob Scott Goodwin of Arkansas, the first to be convicted, said he acted in self-defense.

"It brings back a lot of shame," Christian Picciolini says of his time fronting a white power punk band. He has since disavowed the white supremacist movement and works to help others disengage from it too.

A Former Neo-Nazi Explains Why Hate Drew Him In — And How He Got Out

2:27pm January 18, 2018

by Dave Davies

Christian Picciolini spent eight years as a member of a violent, white power skinhead group. He eventually withdrew and co-founded a nonprofit to help extremists disengage.

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As a state entity, the University of Florida had to permit Richard Spencer to speak. But its president urged students and staff to avoid the event and "shun" Spencer and his followers.

Florida's Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Richard Spencer Speech

1:36pm October 17, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

As a state entity, the University of Florida must allow the white nationalist to speak on campus. But its president urged students and staff to avoid the event and shun its speaker.

Alt-right demonstrators clash with counter-demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12.

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Bay Area Braces For Protests: 'Charlottesville Has Raised The Stakes'

2:40pm August 25, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

Police are preparing for far-right rallies this weekend in San Francisco and Berkeley, what one supporter calls "kicking the hornets' nest." Scores of counter-protests are planned.

Counterprotesters assemble at the Statehouse before a planned "Free Speech" rally by conservative organizers begins on the adjacent Boston Common, on Saturday.

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Boston Right-Wing 'Free Speech' Rally Dwarfed By Counterprotesters

5:12pm August 19, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Thousands of counterprotesters gathered in Boston Common to meet the rally participants, who said they have no connection to those who perpetrated violence in Charlottesville, Va., last week.

White supremacists descended on Charlottesville, Va., to protest the pending removal of the statue of Robert E. Lee in the city's Emancipation Park.

'We're Not Them' — Condemning Charlottesville And Condoning White Resentment

6:42pm August 17, 2017

A scholar and a journalist offer context and analysis on the events in Charlottesville and the politics of white anger.

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In December, a Texas A&M student signs a message board ahead of an "Aggies United" event in response to a speech by white separatist Richard Spencer. Spencer was scheduled to return to the school for a "White Lives Matter" rally on Sept. 11.

Texas A&M Cancels Sept. 11 'White Lives Matter' Rally Over Safety Concerns

3:17pm August 15, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The event's organizer posted a message online stating, "Today Charlottesville, Tomorrow Texas A&M." But the school says that after consulting with law enforcement, it decided to cancel the event.

Following the weekend's violent clashes around a white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Va., some are asking what authorities could have done differently. Above, demonstrators and counter-protestors face off at the entrance to Emancipation Pa

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Charlottesville Violence Highlights Cities' Struggle To Balance Rights And Safety

6:43pm August 14, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

In the wake of fierce brawls and a car ramming people in the streets of a usually quiet college town, many are asking what authorities could do differently to prevent such violence in the future.

Christian Picciolini, founder of the group Life After Hate, poses for a photograph outside his Chicago home. Picciolini, a former skinhead, is an activist combatting what many see as a surge in white nationalism across the United States.

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A Reformed White Nationalist Speaks Out On Charlottesville

9:38am August 14, 2017

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Former white nationalist Christian Picciolini says he was "lost" and "lonely" when he was recruited into a white supremacist group as a teenager but he now runs a nonprofit that advocates for peace.

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People receive first aid after a car ran into a crowd of protesters in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday. The car struck the silver vehicle pictured, sending marchers into the air.

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3 Dead After Violence Linked To White Nationalist Rally In Virginia

10:19pm August 12, 2017

by Doreen McCallister

One woman died when a car plowed into marchers, and Virginia State Police said two people were killed when a helicopter crashed near Charlottesville. Dozens were injured in the day's violence.

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