Alt-right, neo-Nazi and Ku Klux Klan members clash with counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va.
Aug. 11, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | The night before the “Unite the Right” rally, a demonstration against the planned removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, scores of white nationalists march with lit torches through the University of Virginia campus. (SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 11, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | White supremacists march through the University of Virginia campus carrying lit torches and chanting, “White lives matter!” and “You will not replace us!” (SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A counter-protester uses a lighted spray can against a white nationalist demonstrator. Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaotic violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters. (STEVE HELBER/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Former Louisiana State Representative, and former Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard David Duke arrives to give remarks after a white nationalist protest was declared an unlawful assembly. (SHABAN ATHUMAN/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A white nationalist demonstrator walks into Emancipation Park, formerly known as Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. (STEVE HELBER/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | State Police in riot gear guard Emancipation Park. (STEVE HELBER/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | White nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the alt-right clash with police as they are forced out of Emancipation Park after the “Unite the Right” rally was declared an unlawful gathering. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against the “Unite the Right” rally. (RYAN M. KELLY/THE DAILY PROGRESS/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Multiple injuries occur when a vehicle drives into a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against white nationalists. (RYAN M. KELLY/THE DAILY PROGRESS/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Rescue workers move victims on stretchers after a car plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters marching through the downtown shopping district. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A Virginia State Police officer in riot gear keeps watch from the top of an armored vehicle after car plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters marching through downtown. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A man makes a slashing motion across his throat toward counter-protesters as he marches with other white nationalists, neo-Nazis and members of the alt-right during the “Unite the Right” rally. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A demonstrator throws a newspaper box near the entrance to Emancipation Park. (STEVE HELBER/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Rescue workers and medics tend to injured people when a car plowed through a crowd of counter-protesters marching through downtown. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Violent clashes near Emancipation Park. (SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | White nationalist demonstrators walk into Lee park surrounded by counter-protesters. (STEVE HELBER/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A woman is treated after being pepper sprayed during clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters at Emancipation Park. (SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Demonstrators clash outside Emancipation Park. (SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Armed with combat weapons and body armor, members identifying themselves as “The Militia” evacuate white nationalist protesters who were pepper sprayed after the “Unite the Right” rally was declared a unlawful gathering by Virginia State Police. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A “Unite the Right” demonstrator holds up a shield during clashes near Emancipation Park. (SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | A man embraces an injured woman after a car drove into a crowd of counter-protesters at the “Unite the Right” rally.(SAMUEL CORUM/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Authorities work near the scene of a deadly helicopter crash killing two police officers outside of Charlottesville. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. (SHELBY LUM/RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH/AP)
Aug. 12, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Flowers and other mementos are left at a makeshift memorial for victims after a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally. (STEVE HELBER/AP)
Aug. 13, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe holds hands and prays with Dr. Alvin Edwards, pastor of Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church. McAuliffe addressed the congregation the day after violence erupted around the “Unite the Right” rally. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
Aug. 13, 2017 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Hundreds of people gather for a candlelight vigil near the spot where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed when a car plowed into a crowd of people protesting against white nationalists. (CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY IMAGES)
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