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2 Men Sentenced To Prison For Beating Black Man During Charlottesville Rally

DeAndre Harris, crumpled on the ground, is beaten by several men in a parking garage beside the police station in Charlottesville, Va., shortly after a white nationalist rally in August 2017. Zach D. Roberts/AP hide caption

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2 Men Sentenced To Prison For Beating Black Man During Charlottesville Rally

August 24, 2018 • Jacob Goodwin and Alex Ramos received eight and six years of prison, respectively, for the attack after last year's Unite the Right rally. Another man got prison time this week in a separate incident.

Judge: App User Accused In Planning Charlottesville Rally Can't Keep Identity Hidden

Members of white nationalist groups gathered around a statue of Robert E. Lee during a rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters hide caption

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Judge: App User Accused In Planning Charlottesville Rally Can't Keep Identity Hidden

August 7, 2018 • A woman known as "kristall.night," accused of helping organize white nationalist violence in Charlottesville, Va., last summer, has lost a bid to keep her true identity secret from the courts.

Judge: App User Accused In Planning Charlottesville Rally Can't Keep Identity Hidden

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Suspect In Charlottesville Car Attack Pleads Not Guilty To Hate Crimes Charges

James Alex Fields Jr. stands on the sidewalk ahead of a rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. He is accused of ramming his car into a crowd of counterprotesters later that day, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Eze Amos/AP hide caption

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Suspect In Charlottesville Car Attack Pleads Not Guilty To Hate Crimes Charges

July 6, 2018 • James Alex Fields Jr., accused of driving through a crowd of counterprotesters and killing one of them, told the judge that he had been treated for a range of mental health issues.