Academic research
Charlottesville 2017: The Legacy of Race and Inequity
Journal of American History
Where this source supports the record
Each entry separates the article’s editorial relevance note from its exact, section-level claims. A bibliography link without a direct claim is labeled plainly.
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Political unrest · 11–12 August 2017Open article references →
The Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville
Emancipation Park and Fourth Street attack corridor · United States
Why editors use it herePeer-reviewed historical framing of the rally, white nationalism, racial violence, and Confederate memory.
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Quick read
On 11–12 August 2017, white supremacists, neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and other far-right groups gathered in Charlottesville for Unite the Right, ostensibly opposing removal of a Confederate statue.
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Trigger and conditions
On Friday night, hundreds marched with tiki torches chanting racist and antisemitic slogans, surrounding a small group at the Thomas Jefferson statue and fighting.
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Uncertainty
Injury totals vary by whether the vehicle attack, street fights, and later diagnoses are combined.
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Why it matters
Unite the Right was not an ordinary monument debate that accidentally became unruly.
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