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Unite The Right is an alt-right gathering planned for August 12th, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. The even is billed as a protest against the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials from public spaces, specifically a statue of Robert E. Lee in a local park.
Speakers scheduled to appear include Gavin McInnes, Tim Treadstone, Richard Spencer, Mike Enoch, and League of the South founder Michael Hill.
Reception
The rally has been criticized by some civil-rights organizers, anti-racist groups, and anti-fascist groups due to white nationalists and neo-Confederates being scheduled to speak at the event.
In July 2017, Charlotte police estimated a turnout of 4,000 people. The Southern Poverty Law Center estimated thousands attending. The rally is to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee.
Senator Tim Kaine said that he hoped it would encourage dialogue, but condemned the rally. University of Virginia president Teresa A. Sullivan urged students to stay away from the rally due to possible violence between the far-right and anti-fascists.
References
- ^ "Neo-Nazi Misfits Join Unite the Right". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "Charlottesville Groups Send Out 'Call to Action' Against Upcoming Rally". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "The Alt-Right Goes Panhandling". gizmodo.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- ^ "Extremists' "Unite the Right" Rally: A Possible Historic Alt-Right Showcase?". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- Graff, Henry (July 21, 2017). "Sources: 4,000 People May Fill Emancipation Park During August Rally". WVIR-TV. NBC News. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- "ADL Lists Kessler, Other 'Unite The Right' Speakers as White Supremacists". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "Bickering Galore Precedes "Unite the Right" Rally". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "Another right-wing group plans event for Aug. 12". The Cavalier Daily. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "Tim Kaine Weighs in on Anticipated Unite the Right Rally". Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "UVA President wants UVA Community to Avoid Unite the Right". Retrieved 2017-08-07.