Complex sentence: The Unite the Right rally (also known as the Charlottesville rally) was a violent protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, from August 11--12,2017, to oppose the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Emancipation Park.
Split into simpler sentences: The Unite the Right rally (also known as the Charlottesville rally) was a violent protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, from August 11--12,2017. Its stated goal was to oppose the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Emancipation Park.