Unite the Right rally
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The "Unite the Right" rally was a white supremacist gathering held in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 11–12, 2017. Organized by various white supremacist groups, the rally protested the city's decision to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The event turned violent when a participant drove a car into a crowd of counterprotesters, resulting in one death and multiple injuries. This incident led to legal repercussions for the rally's organizers, who were found liable for damages. The "alt-right" movement, a loose association of white nationalists and other far-right extremists, was active around this time, utilizing online platforms to spread its message. The rally's violence and the subsequent societal backlash contributed to the alt-right's fragmentation. White supremacy is a belief system asserting the inherent superiority of white people, often associated with racist and fascist ideologies and historically linked to violence.123
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