Charlottesville

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Society & Culture

4.6 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 August 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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After a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville spiraled into deadly violence, residents of the Virginia town do some soul-searching. Plus: a scholar on the politics of white resentment, and a GOP operative worries about the party's long-term future.

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0:42.0	Friday night, August 11th at the University of Virginia.
0:45.0	New World Up, New World Up, Ladies and Gentlemen!
0:47.0	Dozens of white supremacists marched onto the campus, founded by Thomas Jefferson wielding torches.
0:52.0	New World Up, Replace Brothers!
0:55.0	The very next morning in Charlottesville, not far from UVA, even more white supremacists.
1:00.0	They're gathered for a rally called Unite the Right.
1:03.0	The stated aim of the march?
1:05.0	Stop a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from being taken down by the city.
1:09.0	Fights break out with protesters demonstrating against them.
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