The "Unite the Right 2" rally[1][2] (also called Unite the Right II)[3][4] was a white supremacist[5][6] rally that occurred on August 12, 2018, at Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, D.C., United States. It was organized by Jason Kessler to mark the first anniversary of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, which ended in deadly violence and attracted both national and international attention.[2]
Unlike the original Unite the Right rally (which ended in street clashes and a car attack in which one counter-protester was killed and 35 others were injured by a self-identified neo-Nazi),[7][8] the "Unite the Right 2" rally ended without violence.[9] As of August 12, there was only one arrest in Washington, stemming from a confrontation after the rally had ended.[9]
The rally saw extremely low turnout, with only 20 to 30 of Kessler's supporters marching and thousands of counter-demonstrators amid a heavy police presence.[9] The rally was widely described as a "pathetic" and "embarrassing" failure.[10][11][12][13][14]
^Barrouquere, Brett (June 20, 2018). "Jason Kessler applies for 'Unite the Right 2' rally permit in D.C." Hatewatch. Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
^ abShapira, Ian (August 10, 2018). "Inside Jason Kessler's Hate-Fueled Rise". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 10, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
^Weiland, Noah (August 11, 2018). "Before 'Unite the Right' Rally, Trump Does Not Condemn Supremacists". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
^Owen, Tess (August 11, 2018). "Unite the Right II: All The Protests In D.C. And Charlottesville This Weekend". Vice. Archived from the original on August 12, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
^Segraves, Mark; Barnes, Sophia (August 8, 2018). "'Whatever We Need to Do': DC Police Hope to Keep White Supremacists, Counterdemonstrators Separate at Rallies". WRC-TV. Archived from the original on February 20, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference CounterPlanned was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Hospitals: 30 treated after Aug. 12 car attack". The Daily Progress. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.
^Heim, Joe (June 20, 2018). "'Unite the Right' organizer gets approval for rally anniversary event in D.C.". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
^ abcHeim, Joe; Hermann, Peter; Stein, Perry; Lang, Marissa J. (August 12, 2018). "Anti-hate protesters far outnumber white supremacists as groups rally near White House". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019.
^Lopez, German (August 12, 2018). "Unite the Right 2018 was a pathetic failure". Vox. Archived from the original on May 22, 2019.
^Bovard, James (August 12, 2018). "Pathetic Unite the Right and angry Antifa sputter. There's still time to heed Rodney King". USA Today. Archived from the original on September 13, 2018.
^Analysis Why 'Unite the Right' Rally Was a Pathetic Flop – and Why That Shouldn’t Matter Archived December 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Allison Kaplan Sommer, Haaretz, 13 August 2018
^Rally by White Nationalists Was Over Almost Before It Began Archived December 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. The New York Times, 12 August 2018
^Everyone Loses When You Have to Rally Against White Supremacists Archived December 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. GQ, 13 August 2018
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