5 Reactions to the Violence in Charlottesville

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor Twitter
Rescue workers transport a victim who was injured when a car drove through a group of counter protesters at a KKK rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2017.
Rescue workers transport a victim who was injured when a car drove through a group of counter protesters at a KKK rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2017. | (Photo: Reuters/Justin Ide)

Last Saturday, violence broke out at a white supremacist rally in support of a statue of American Civil War General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia.

One person was killed and nearly 20 injured when a Neo-Nazi sympathizer crashed an automobile into a crowd of counter-protesters.

The violent clash over the Confederate monument at Lee Park has elicited many reactions of horror and anger over what happened.

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Here are five notable reactions to Saturday's tragic events. Responses include both words and actions on the part of various parties.

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