VA -- Charlottesville -- Signs after the protest deaths:
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- Description of Pictures: Two weeks before, on August 11, 2017, right-wing hate groups, emboldened by the vibes radiating from the presidency, held an evening march with the stated purpose of protesting plans to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee from the newly-renamed Emancipation Park in downtown Charlottesville. Protesters included white supremacists, white nationalists, neo-Confederates, neo-Nazis, and various militias. Some of the marchers chanted racist and antisemitic slogans, carried semi-automatic rifles, swastikas, Confederate battle flags, anti-Muslim and antisemitic banners, and "Trump/Pence" signs.
The next day, the protesters were met by counter-protesters, at which point things became violent. Toward the end, a neo-Nazi (who apparently wasn't one of the good ones), drove a car into the opposition marchers, killing one and injurying 19. Three hours later, a police helicopter involved in trying to maintain security and public safety in the city crashed and two officers were killed.
While the incident itself was horrible, the President made erratic statements about it which made things much worse and pushed the country even further apart. The President, for example, said there were "good people on both sides" but others argued that good people don't march with white supremacists and neo-Nazis.
Two weeks later, when I drove down there, the Lee statue as well as the Stonewall Jackson statue had been covered in tarps (they're shown on a separate page) and virtually no one was arguing they should stay anymore. The President blamed this on everyone but himself.
By the time I visited, outward signs of the event had pretty well calmed down. There was a very small temporary memorial outside the City Hall building for the two officers and there were notes and things in Emancipation Park. I presume a more permanent memorial will be put up later.
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- Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
- CPROT_170825_12.JPG: Dear Law Enforcement,
We grieve this tragic loss of Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper Pilot Berke Bates with you, and blanket you with our love and prayers. We extend our sincere gratitude for your service and courage.
- CPROT_170825_28.JPG: Resilient Charlottesville
Love Not Hate
- CPROT_170825_30.JPG: White Silence = Violence
- CPROT_170825_37.JPG: CTRL-Left
ALT-Right
CTRL-Alt-Delete
- CPROT_170825_41.JPG: Spread love
- CPROT_170825_63.JPG: Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people can transform the world
(Howard Zinn)
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