Charlottesville car attack

On August 12, 2017, a car crashed into a group of people at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Heather Heyer died and 19 others were injured.  James Alex Fields Jr. was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.

During the 2020 George Floyd protests, the United States Marine Corps made a rule against showing the Confederate flag at their bases.  In the announcement, they said "events like the violence in Charlottesville in 2017 highlight the divisiveness the use of the Confederate battle flag has on our society." 

Victims
Heather Heyer (May 29, 1985 – August 12, 2017) was an American paralegal. She became a symbol for civil rights after she was murdered during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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