Guverner Virdžinije Teri Mekolif je proglasio vanredno stanje pošto je izbio sukob izmedju belačkih demonstranata, odnosno nacionalista koji su nosili oklope i štitove kada su se okupili da protestrvuju zbog uklanjanja konfederativne statue i kontra demonstranata u Šarlotsvilu u Virdžiniji. Savetnik predsednika Trampa za nacionalnu bezbednost H.R. Mekmaster je rekao da je smrtonosno nasilje u Šarlotsvilu "potpada pod definiciju terorizma i da je možda motivisano mržnjom i rasizmom".
Protesti posle smrtonosnog nasilja u Šarlotsvilu
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Lucy Siale protests against racism in Oakland, California, Aug. 12, 2017. A group of several hundred demonstrators gathered to decry racism following deadly violence that erupted at a white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Two people stop to comfort Joseph Culver (C) of Charlottesville as he kneels at a late night vigil to pay his respect for a friend injured in a car attack on counter protesters after the "Unite the Right" rally organized by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Aug. 12, 2017.
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Protesters against racism march through Oakland, California, Aug. 12, 2017.
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Protesters against racism block traffic on both directions of Interstate 580 in Oakland, California, Aug. 12, 2017.