An organization that has defended the First Amendment rights of Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan is split by an internal debate over whether supporting progressive causes is more important.
Charlottesville Can Remove Confederate Statues, High Court Rules
Monuments to the Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson are not protected by state law and can come down, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
A statue of Robert E. Lee is one of two Confederate monuments in Charlottesville, Va., that the Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city can remove.Credit.Eze Amos/Getty Images
April 1, 2021
Virginia’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can remove statues of two Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that was at the center of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017.
Barack Obama s anti-racism tweet after Charlottesville violence most liked in history
Barack Obama s anti-racism tweet after Charlottesville violence most liked in history
Former US President Barack Obama s Anti-racism Tweet Following The Charlottesville Violence That Took Place On August 12 Has Become The Most Liked Tweet Ever With Over 2.9 Million Likes.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Shashikant Sharma | Updated on: 16 Aug 2017, 12:51:20 PM
New Delhi:
Former US President Barack Obama s anti-racism tweet following the Charlottesville violence that took place on August 12 has become the most liked tweet ever with over 2.9 million likes.
Obama s tweet left behind Ariana Grande s tweet following the suicide bombing during her Manchester concert on May 22 which garnered 2.7 million likes.
Charlottesville Inspired Biden to Run. Now It Has a Message for Him.
The white supremacist rally in 2017 prefigured the rise of right-wing violence in President Trump’s name. Now, as President Biden calls for national unity, residents say it requires accountability first.
Ibby Han said it was “jarring” to see footage of President Biden’s campaign announcement in 2019 include her and other counterprotesters in Charlottesville.Credit.Matt Eich for The New York Times
Jan. 21, 2021
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Susan Bro recognized the palpable anger and open bigotry on display in the mob that attacked the United States Capitol this month. It reminded her of the outpouring of hate that killed her daughter, Heather Heyer.
In Michigan, a Dress Rehearsal for the Chaos at the Capitol on Wednesday
In April, armed protesters crowded into the State Capitol in Michigan. Frightened lawmakers saw echoes of that day in Wednesday’s deadly riot at the Capitol in Washington.
A militia group stands in front of the governor’s office after armed protesters occupied the State Capitol building during a vote to approve the extension of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order in Lansing, Mich., in April.Credit.Seth Herald/Reuters
Jan. 9, 2021
LANSING, Mich. First came the “Unlock Michigan” protest. More than 1,000 cars, many draped with flags supporting President Trump, drove around the Michigan State Capitol, blaring their horns and decrying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s coronavirus lockdown orders. Hundreds of others, many armed with military-style weapons, milled about on the lawn.