The Civil War the Media Wanted is Here!

On Friday August 11, hundreds of marchers descended on the University of Virginia carrying torches and yelling slogans “white lives matter” and “blood and soil”.

Protests turned violent in Charlottesville on Saturday, as white supremacists clashed with counterdemonstrators and a car ploughed into a crowd of anti-racist and anti-fascist demonstrators.

Here is what we know.

What happened and when? 

• A ”Unite the Right” rally was planned for Friday August 11 to protest against  the removal of the statue of Confederate icon General Robert E Lee.

• Described as one of the largest white supremacist events in recent US history, it was organised by Jason Kessler, a former journalist and a member of the Proud Boys, an ultra-nationalist group.

• Protesters gathered again on Saturday August 12 and clashed with counter-demonstrators.

• At 11:28am a local state of emergency was declared by the City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle.

• At 1:42pm a speeding car rammed into counter-demonstrators.

• The speeding car, a Dodge Challenger, fled the scene but was soon located and stopped by Police.

• Later in the afternoon, a police helicopter crashed while en route to the rally, though officials did not elaborate the details.

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