The "Unite the Right" white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was a stark reminder of an unsettling but well-known fact: racism and bigotry are deeply embedded in this country's fabric.
Many people, especially white progressives, looked at the news over the weekend in disbelief — amazed that such hatred could be displayed in such a horrifically flashy, unapologetic way in 2017. But the truth is that Charlottesville is just the latest example of the hostility, discrimination, and violence marginalized communities in the U.S. face every day. Positioned as a march to save the college town's statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the rally was designed to intimidate, incite, and espouse anti-black, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim, anti-LGBTQ, and anti-immigrant sentiments. Read more...
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