White nationalists march with torches in a Nazi-style parade Friday night on the University of Virginia campus. The torch-lit event took place on the eve of the larger “Unite the Right” rally in the city of Charlottesville protesting the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
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Homegrown terror
The nation reacts to violence and murder in Charlottesville driven by white supremacists’ attempts to protect Confederate statues
Was the horror show in Charlottesville fresh evidence that overt racism remains an issue for our country? Or is it a terrible, but ultimately small blip in a nation where the issue of race has dominated the past and remains a key issue today?
