Leftist Activists: We’re Going to Shut Down the Charlottesville Sequel in D.C.

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Unite the Right brought death and chaos to Charlottesville. This year, anti-fascist activists say they’re shutting down the sequel rally in D.C.

Published Jul. 12 2018 6:00PM EDT

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A coalition of 18 activist groups said Thursday they will oppose the next Unite the Right rally in Washington, D.C. in August.

The first Unite the Right rally, a summit for white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia last August, turned deadly after a man associated with a neo-Nazi group drove

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Leftist Activists: We’re Going to Shut Down the Charlottesville Sequel in D.C.

Unite the Right brought death and chaos to Charlottesville. This year, anti-fascist activists say they’re shutting down the sequel rally in D.C.

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