,TE>+ ,D[N ! ,MONUM5TS TO ,?IEVES ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 ,TEXT 3 ,! DAY BE=E CLASSES BEGAN AT ! ,UNIV]SITY ( ,NOR? ,C>OL9A AT ,*APEL ,HILL1 ! /ATE'S FLAG%IP PUBLIC UNIV]SITY1 A CR[D L$ BY /UD5TS ( COLOR & AN>*I/S TORE D[N ! ,CONF$]ATE /ATUE1 0,SIL5T ,SAM10 :I* HAS DOM9AT$ D[NT[N ,*APEL ,HILL = OV] A C5TURY4 ,Y\ CAN READ AB\T ! EV5TS 9 ! CAMPUS PAP] & A V>IETY ( CORPORATE NEWS S\RCES1 SOME ( :I* >E REM>KABLY SUPPORTIVE ( ?IS USE ( ILLEGAL DIRECT ACTION4 ,! FOLL[+ IS A REPORT BY P>TICIPANTS1 9CLUD+ A /RATEGIC ANALYSIS4 ,A ,LITTLE ,BACKGR\ND ,SIL5T ,SAM HAS BE5 A FLA%PO9T = ANTI-RACI/ /RUGGLE = AT LEA/ FIFTY YE>S4 ,IT WAS DONAT$ TO ! UNIV]SITY & ]ECT$ 9 #aiac DUR+ ! ,JIM ,CR[ ]A BY ! ,UNIT$ ,DAUR1 = :OM ! NEIRBORO IS NAM$1 BOA/$ DUR+ A SPEE* AT ! /ATUE'S D$ICATION ?AT HE HAD1 JU/ Y>DS AWAY FROM ! MONUM5T & UND] ! GAZE ( ,F$]AL SOLDI]S1 0HORSE-:IPP$ A NEGRO W5*1 UNTIL H] SKIRTS HUNG 9 %R$S0 BECAUSE %E HAD 9SULT$ A :ITE WOMAN4 ,PROTE/]S ?REW PA9T ON ! /ATUE :5 ,M>T9 ,LU!R ,K+1 ,JR4 WAS MURD]$ 9 #a#i#f#h2 DEMON/RATORS GA!R$ >\ND IT TO REMEMB] TWO BLACK M51 ,JAMES ,CATES1 :O WAS MURD]$ ON ,U,N,C'S CAMPUS BY A :ITE MOTORCYCLE GANG1 & ,WILLIAM ,MURPHY1 :O WAS MURD]$ BY A ,N,C HI*$ ON ! /ATUE :5 ! POLICE (FIC]S :O BEAT ,RODNEY ,K+ W]E DECL>$ 9NOC5T 9 #a#i#i#b4 ,! LATE/ CYCLE ( PROTE/ BEGAN ! DAY AFT] ! BLOODY CLA%ES ( ,AUGU/ #ab 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 ,VIRG9IA1 :5 TWO HUNDR$ PEOPLE GA!R$ >\ND ! /ATUE TO HE> ANTI-FASCI/S RETURN+ FROM ,*>LOTTESVILLE DESCRIBE !IR EXP]I5CES4 ,ACTIVI/S DEFI$ POLICE ORD]S & CLIMB$ ! /ATUE 9 ORD] TO %R\D IT 9 BLACK FABRIC4 ,! FOLL[+ DAY1 DEMON/RATORS 9 NEIOL9A TOPPL$ ! ,CONF$]ATE MONUM5T 9 !IR D[NT[N 9 BROAD DAYLIRE/$ A PROTE/] = DONN+ A B&ANNA2 SOME BLOCK$ ! POLICE C> 9 :I* (FIC]S S\RE/EE4 ,?AT NI*$ ON ! UNIV]SITY PRESID5T'S H\SE1 BLOCK+ P>T ( ! MA9 /REET 9 ,*APEL ,HILL4 ,! POLICE ]ECT$ METAL B>RICADES >\ND ! /ATUE & MOBILIZ$ AT LEA/ A HUNDR$ (FIC]S 9 RIOT GE> TO CONTROL ! CR[D4 ,?AT NIGUABLY CULM9AT+ 9 LA/ NIGE TO G5TRIFY ! NE>BY HI/ORICALLY ,BLACK NEIRY+ \T A ,S,W,A,T TEAM RAID 9 #aii ?AT T>GET$ AN 5TIRE CITY BLOCK1 9 :I* :ITES W]E P]MITT$ TO LEAVE ! >EA :ILE OV] #a ,BLACK PEOPLE W]E DETA9$ & T]RORIZ$4 ,:5 ! SAME NETWORK ( PEOPLE ?AT ORGANIZ$ ! 0,UNITE ! ,RILOTTESVILLE ORGANIZ$ A RALLY AT ,PEACE & ,JU/ICE ,PLAZA 9 ,*APEL ,HILL ON ,JUNE #a#g1 #b#a#g--9CLUD+ A SPEE* FROM 0,AUGU/US ,SOL ,9VICTUS0 7,AU/9 ,GILLESPIE71 WELL-KN[N FASCI/ & HEADL9+ SPEAK] AT 0,UNITE ! ,RITS AS ! FASCI/S PLAY$ ! NATIONAL AN!M4 ,9 #b#a#g1 AN UND]COV] POLICE (FIC] 9FILTRAT$ ! SIT-9 & SPI$ ON /UD5T ACTIVI/S4 ,! UNIV]SITY SP5T @s#c#i1 DUR+ ! #b#a#g-#b#a#h S*OOL YE> ON POLICE & SECURITY = ! /ATUE4 ,ON ,APRIL #c1 #b#a#h1 ,MAYA ,LITTLE1 ONE ( ! SIT-9 /UD5T ORGANIZ]S1 D\S$ ,SIL5T ,SAM 9 PA9T & H] [N BLOOD1 CONTEXTUALIZ+ ! /ATUE 9 ! REAL LEGACY IT UPHOLDS4 ,%E WAS >RE/$ & CURR5TLY FACES BO? CRIM9AL *>GES & UNIV]SITY *>GES ?AT C\LD RESULT 9 H] EXPULSION FROM ! UNIV]SITY4 ,AT ! 5D ( ! SPR+ #bah SEME/]1 AT A PANEL DISCUSSION FOLL[+ A SCRE5+ ( A /UD5T DOCUM5T>Y AB\T RESI/ANCE TO ! /ATUE1 ,MAYA & SEV]AL O!R ,BLACK WOM5 DESCRIB$ MEET+ AT ! DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ,SIL5T ,SAM ON ! FIR/ DAY ( ! FALL #bag SEME/]4 ,PANELI/S 5JO9$ ! ATT5DEES TO GET RID ( ! /ATUE BY ANY MEANS NECESS>Y1 TO ?UND]\S APPLAUSE4 ,! ,BIG ,NIITY ) ,MAYA ,LITTLE1 :OSE TRIAL HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 S*$UL$ = ?AT DAY4 ,F\R TREM5D\S BANN]S1 FULLY #b FEET TALL1 W]E SUSP5D$ ON BAMBOO POLES1 ALMO/ CONCEAL+ ! C\R?\SE FACADE4 ,ONE PROCLAIM$ 0,= ,A ,W,O,R,L,D ,),\,T ,:,I,T,E ,S,U,P,R,E,M,A,C,Y02 ANO!R LI/$ ! NAMES ( PEOPLE :O DI$ AT ! H&S ( :ITE SUPREMACI/S1 9/ITUTIONAL OR O!RWISE1 9 ! LOCAL >EA4 ,A /UD5T OP5$ ! RALLY ) A BEAUTIFUL R5DITION ( ! ,BLACK NATIONAL AN!M1 FOLL[$ BY P[]FUL SPEE*ES FROM ,MAYA ,LITTLE & ,BLACK GRADUATE /UD5TS ,J]RY ,WILSON & ,CORTL& ,GILLIAM1 :O ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W\LD WE> NOOSES >\ND !IR NECKS UNTIL ! /ATUE WAS REMOV$4 ,! SPEE*ES1 ! APPLAUSE1 & ! DIV]SITY ( ! CR[D MADE IT CLE> ?AT A WIDE RANGE ( PEOPLE ( ALL WALKS ( LIFE W]E 9 AGREEM5T NOT ONLY ?AT ! /ATUE HAD TO GO1 BUT ALSO ?AT ! POLICE :O DEF5D$ IT HAD NO LEGITIMACY4 ,SOME DEMON/RATORS DI/RIBUT$ ,C>OL9A BLUE B&ANNAS EMBLAZON$ ) ! WORDS 0,SAM MU/ FALL0--US+ ! S*OOL COLORS TO ASSOCIATE ESCALAT$ RESI/ANCE ) S*OOL SPIRIT4 ,AT ! DEMON/RATION AGA9/ ! /ATUE A YE> E>LI]1 POLICE HAD VIOL5TLY >RE/$ A LONE MASK$ 9DIVIDUAL4 ,?IS TIME1 MASK+ WAS MADE TO BE A COLLECTIVE & P>TICIPATORY EXPRESSION ( OPPOSITION TO ! /ATUE1 NOT A SECURITY PRACTICE ?AT C\LD ISOLATE ?OSE :O EMPLOY$ IT4 ,AT ! CONCLUSION ( ! SPEE*ES1 DEMON/RATORS BE>+ ! F\R TREM5D\S BANN]S M>*$ ACROSS ! /REET ONTO ,U,N,C CAMPUS4 ,POLICE IMM$IATELY ATTEMPT$ TO =CE DEMON/RATORS TO REMOVE !IR MASKS2 TO !IR SURPRISE1 UNMASK$ DEMON/RATORS DEF5D$ MASK$ ONES4 ,A MELEE 5SU$ 9 :I* ONE (FIC] BEGAN TO PULL HIS GUN 9 ! *AOS--AN ABSURD & C[>DLY IMPULSE ?AT C\LD HAVE 5D$ 9 TRAG$Y4 ,!Y MANAG$ TO >RE/ ONE DEMON/RATOR1 BUT ! SI ?AT ! POLICE W]E NOT ABLE TO 5=CE !IR AU?ORITY BY !IR CU/OM>Y VIOL5CE4 ,IT MAY ALSO HAVE CONFUS$ !M ?AT !Y C\LD NOT S+LE \T MASK$ DEMON/RATORS )\T ! 5TIRE CR[D RESPOND+4 ,SURR\ND$ & \TNUMB]$1 POLICE W]E =C$ BACK AS DEMON/RATORS SURR\ND$ ! /ATUE & BEGAN TO ]ECT ! MASSIVE BANN]S4 ,CLA%ES CONT9U$ AS PEOPLE ZIP-TI$ ! BAMBOO POLES TOGE!R & SET UP GUY L9ES BRAC+ ! POLES1 CREAT+ A FREE/&+ PIECE ( >T ?AT CONCEAL$ ! /ATUE FROM VIEW 9 ALL DIRECTIONS4 ,ONE :ITE SUPREMACI/ ATTEMPT$ TO 9T]V5E1 TE>+ A BANN] FROM ONE ( ITS POLES BE=E DEMON/RATORS COMPELL$ HIM TO RETREAT2 O!R DEMON/RATORS CLIMB$ ONTO ! /ATUE TO REPAIR ! BANN]4 7,REPORT$LY1 AFT] !SE SCUFFLES1 POLICE W]E 9/RUCT$ TO KEEP 0A SAFE DI/ANCE0 FROM ! DEMON/RATORS47 ,SOON1 ! CR[D ( HUNDR$S SURR\ND$ ! /ATUE1 *ANT+ TRIUMPHANTLY & HOLD+ ! POLICE & :ITE SUPREMACI/S AT BAY4 ,AS NIT ( ! CR[D SET \T = ,FRANKL9 ,/REET1 ! MA9 ?OR\E ( D[NT[N ,*APEL ,HILL4 ,O!RS FILT]$ AFT] !M1 L9K+ >MS TO BLOCK ! 5TIRE /REET & M>*+ UNTIL !Y REA*$ ! 9T]SECTION AT ! C5T] ( D[NT[N4 ,M>*]S FANN$ \T TO =M A P]IMET]1 BLOCK+ ! 9T]SECTION 9 ALL F\R DIRECTIONS1 AS /UD5TS ( COLOR L$ *ANTS OV] ! MEGAPHONE4 ,SOON AFT]1 WORD REA*$ ! DEMON/RATORS ?AT ! SMALL NUMB] ( PEOPLE :O HAD REMA9$ AT ! /ATUE W]E SURR\ND$ BY POLICE4 ,*ANT+ 0,:OSE /REETS8 ,\R /REETS601 DEMON/RATORS PU%$ PA/ POLICE VEHICLES & DEF5D$ !MSELVES FROM :ITE SUPREMACI/S AS !Y RETRAC$ !IR /EPS D[N ,FRANKL9 ,/REET4 ,! M>* RETURN$ TO ! /ATUE TO F9D ?AT POLICE HAD =C$ ! REMA9+ DEMON/RATORS AWAY FROM ! /ATUE & SURR\ND$ IT ) A L9E ( (FIC]S4 ,! CR[D SURR\ND$ ! POLICE L9E & ADVANC$ ON !M4 ,AFT] A T5SE /&(F1 ! (FIC]S W]E =C$ TO )DRAW1 NOT WI%+ TO 5D UP 9 ANO!R BRAWL4 ,A C\PLE FI E>LI]4 ,BUT AFT] A FEW SECONDS1 A GREAT GR9D+ S\ND RANG \T1 9SPIR+ WILD *E]+ & R5EW$ EF=TS--& F9ALLY ! /ATUE CAME RIPP+ ?R\< ! BANN]S1 TOPPL+ TO ! GR\ND4 ,JOY\SLY *ANT+ 0,I ,B,E,L,I,E,V,E ,?,A,T ,W,E ,W,I,L,L ,W,910 DEMON/RATORS EMBRAC$ & DANC$ >\ND ! TOPPL$ MONUM5T1 HEAP+ DIRT ONTO IT4 ,?UND] ROLL$ OV]HEAD & ! CL\DS OP5$ ) ! %[]S ?AT HAD BE5 EXPECT$ ALL NID OV] ! TOPPL$ MONUM5T 9 HEAVY RA9 UNTIL IT WAS LOAD$ 9TO A DUMP TRUCK >\ND MIDNIOL9A AT ,*APEL ,HILL C\LD HAVE MOV$ ! /ATUE DECADES AGO4 ,!Y C\LD HAVE MOV$ IT LA/ YE>1 :5 HUNDR$S ( PEOPLE GA!R$ >\ND IT ! DAY AFT] ,HEA!R ,HEY] WAS MURD]$ 9 ,*>LOTTESVILLE1 OR A WEEK LAT] :5 SEV]AL HUNDR$ /UD5TS RETURN$4 ,! ADM9I/RATORS CLAIM$ ?AT A #bae LAW PREV5T$ !M FROM MOV+ OR DE/ROY+ ! MONUM5T--BUT !Y C\LD HAVE DONE :AT ! DEMON/RATORS DID1 IF ONLY !Y W]E HONORABLE 5\< TO RISK !IR COM=T & /ATUS = ! SAKE ( ! /UD5TS !Y PRET5D TO S]VE4 ,IT IS 9/RUCTIVE ?AT ! /ATUE WAS NOT REMOV$ BY ! UNIV]SITY ADM9I/RATION1 NOR AS A RESULT ( RE=MI/ PETITION+4 ,IT WAS REMOV$ BY C\RAGE\S & UNCOMPROMIS+ DIRECT ACTION--! MO/ EFFICI5T & EFFECTIVE WAY TO MAKE *ANGES 9 A SOCIETY DOM9AT$ BY OPPRESSIVE AU?ORITY4 ,?IS LESSON WILL SURELY NOT BE LO/ ON ! /UD5TS :O >E BEG9N+ !IR FALL SEME/] AT ,U,N,C TODAY1 MANY ( :OM GOT !IR FIR/ TA/E ( PROTE/ LA/ NIY ELEM5TS = SUCCESS4 ,IT C5T]$ ! VOICES ( ?OSE MO/ AFFECT$ BY :ITE SUPREMACY2 IT 9VOLV$ A BROAD RANGE ( PEOPLE FROM DIFF]5T P>TS ( SOCIETY2 IT EMPLOY$ BO? >TI/IC EXPRESSION & PRACTICAL TOOLS2 & ! P>TICIPANTS W]E UNIT$ 9 !IR WILL+NESS TO ASS]T !MSELVES & DEF5D EA* O!R4 ,AL?\< ! DEMON/RATION A YE> E>LI] HAD 9VOLV$ CONSID]ABLY MORE PEOPLE1 ! P>TICIPANTS HAD BE5 MORE HESITANT TO ASS]T !MSELVES4 ,S9CE !N1 A NECESS>Y EVOLUTION HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 :AT DEMON/RATORS FELT EMP[]$ TO DO4 ,RUMORS HAD CIRCULAT$ ?AT ,EM]G5CY ,M$ICAL ,S]VICES P]SONNEL W]E BRIEF$ ON TE> GAS DECONTAM9ATION 9 ADVANCE ( ! DEMON/RATION1 BUT 9 ! 5D1 ! POLICE W]E NOT ABLE TO MOBILIZE A SUCCESSFUL DEF5SE ( ! /ATUE4 ,!RE >E SEV]AL POSSIBLE EXPLANATIONS = !IR FAILURE4 ,! V>IETY ( P>TICIPANTS MADE IT V]Y DIFFICULT TO USE BRUTAL =CE )\T 9JUR+ R&OM /UD5TS1 ALUMNI1 & BUS9ESS [N]S1 :I* W\LD HAVE DELEGITIMIZ$ ! UNIV]SITY EV5 MORE ?AN ! TOPPL+ ( ! /ATUE4 ,! MASSIVE BANN]S & ,C>OL9A BLUE B&ANNAS W]E USEFUL TOOLS1 BUT !Y W]E ALSO WORKS ( >T ?AT C5T]$ ! N>RATIVE ( ! DEMON/RATORS1 CREAT+ A SITUATION 9 :I* POLICE W\LD HAVE PROVOK$ EV5 MORE \TRAGE IF !Y HAD ATTEMPT$ TO CONFISCATE OR DE/ROY !M4 ,! POLICE MAY HAVE NOT ANTICIPAT$ ?AT ! DEMON/RATORS W\LD BE SO FI]CE & NUM]\S1 AS MANY LESS MILITANT DEMON/RATIONS HAD TAK5 PLACE OV] ! PREC$+ YE>4 ,F9ALLY1 IT'S POSSIBLE ?AT ! AU?ORITIES W]E NOT ABLE TO MOBILIZE ! WILL TO DEPLOY ! NECESS>Y NUMB]S & WEAPONRY1 DESPITE EXHORTATIONS FROM SOME 9/ITUTIONAL DEF5D]S ( ! LEGACY ( :ITE SUPREMACY :O W]E DET]M9$ TO PRES]VE ,SIL5T ,SAM AT ANY CO/4 ,! DEMON/RATORS :O TORE D[N ! /ATUE A*IEV$ A MOM5T\S VICTORY4 ,REFUS+ TO ACCEPT ?AT ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ,CONF$]ATE /ATUES HAD PEAK$ 9 #b#a#g1 !Y TOOK ! (F5SIVE 9 A MON? ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY BE5 DOM9AT$ BY RE>GU>D /RUGGLES AGA9/ FASCI/S & ! POLICE :O DEF5D !M4 ,A GREAT P>T ( ! CR$IT = ! VICTORY GOES TO ,MAYA ,LITTLE = REIGNIT+ ! /RUGGLE LA/ ,APRIL & = APPE>+ AT ! ,AUGU/ #b DEMON/RATION TO 9SPIRE PEOPLE ) H] WORDS & /AUN* RESI/ANCE1 BUT C\NTLESS PEOPLE KEPT ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! /ATUE ALIVE FROM ONE PHASE TO ! NEXT1 FROM ! RESE>*] :O DUG UP ,JULIAN ,C>R'S RACI/ SPEE* AT ! /ATUE D$ICATION TO ! 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