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

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

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

August 12, 2022 • 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.

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

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Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest

City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va. on Aug. 23, 2017. Steve Helber/AP hide caption

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Judge Blocks Removal Of Confederate Statue That Sparked Charlottesville Protest

September 14, 2019 • 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.

Former Charlottesville Mayor Shares Painful Lessons From Fight Against Hate

Mike Signer, mayor of Charlottesville at the time, checks his phone while waiting to speak days after Heather Heyer was killed during the Unite the Right rally in 2017. These days Signer travels the country presenting his city's experience as a cautionary tale. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption

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Former Charlottesville Mayor Shares Painful Lessons From Fight Against Hate

August 12, 2019 • 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.

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

James Alex Fields Jr. was found guilty of killing Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Va., last year. Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail/AP hide caption

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

December 7, 2018 • 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.

As Trial Begins In Charlottesville Protest Death, Community Reflects

Star Peterson was injured when a car rammed into a crowd in August, 2017, during a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va. Debbie Elliott/NPR hide caption

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As Trial Begins In Charlottesville Protest Death, Community Reflects

November 26, 2018 • 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.

As Trial Begins In Charlottesville Protest Death, Community Reflects

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