White American race riot Unite the Right rally 2017-08-11T00:00:00 2017-08-12T00:00:00 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Unite_the_Right_rally https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_the_Right_rally https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q36248530 8/12 A white supremacist and neo-Nazi rally that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, from August 11 to 12, 2017. Protesters were members of the far-right and included self-identified members of the alt-right, neo-Confederates, neo-fascists, white nationalists, neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and various right-wing militias. The marchers chanted racist and antisemitic slogans and carried weapons, Nazi and neo-Nazi symbols, the Valknut, Confederate battle flags, Deus Vult crosses, flags, and other symbols of various past and present anti-Muslim and antisemitic groups. The organizers' stated goals included unifying the American white nationalist movement and opposing the proposed removal of the statue of General Robert E. Lee from Charlottesville's former Lee Park. A12 Charlottesville rally Charlottesville riots