Unic Press UK: On Saturday, the 12th August, hundreds of white nationalism promoters who had conveyed in Charlottesville, Virginia, for “Unite the Right” march, clashed with opposition groups, causing minor/major injuries to several people and killing at least one person.
The march by hundreds of white nationalists was called to protest the removal of a statue of one of the generals who had espoused the pro-slavery Confederacy during the United States Civil War.
The far-right extremists comprising the members of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and neo-Nazis adherents clashed with opposition groups.
A man, James Fields, 20-years-old, is believed to be the person who rammed a vehicle into the crowd during the chaos [“Unite the Right” march] in Charlottesville, thereby killing a woman and leaving several others injured.
U.S. President Trump tweeted:
We ALL must be united & condemn all that hate stands for. There is no place for this kind of violence in America. Lets come together as one!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2017
Barack Obama, Donald Trump’s predecessor, said:
"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion…" pic.twitter.com/InZ58zkoAm
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 13, 2017
In a tweet today, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the “Unite the Right” march by White nationalists.
Our thoughts and prayers are with #Charlottesville. The UK stands with the US against racism, hatred and violence.
— UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) August 13, 2017
President Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and several prominent American politicians have criticized the march by White supremacist, including the former Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden, and a presidential aspirant in U.S. 2016 election Bernie Sanders.
1:2 There should be no place in society for racism, white supremacy and neo-nazis.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 13, 2017
2:2 We must all come together as Americans — and be one country UNITED. #Charlottesville
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) August 13, 2017
No. Not in America. We must be stronger, more determined and more united than ever. Racism and hate have no place here. #charlottesville
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2017
The white nationalist demonstration in #Charlottesville is a reprehensible display of racism and hatred. This has no place in our society.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 12, 2017
