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Unite the Right rally
White nationalist protesters clash with police during the rally
DateAugust 11–12, 2017 (2017-08-11 – 2017-08-12)
Location
Caused byDecision of Charlottesville City Council to order removal of Confederate monuments and memorials from public spaces
GoalsPreserve the monument of Robert E. Lee
Methodsprotests, violence, terrorism
Resulted in
Parties
Lead figures
Number
500
1000
Casualties and losses
  • Several minor injuries
  • 1 killed by vehicle-ramming attack
  • 19 injured during vehicle-ramming
  • 2 state troopers died in helicopter crash[1]
  • At least 14 injured in other clashes
  1. ^ Rachel Weiner (August 12, 2017). "Two state police troopers killed in Charlottesville helicopter crash while covering protest". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings. Retrieved August 17, 2017.