Williamsburg Regional Library

Summer of hate, Charlosttesville, USA, Hawes Spencer

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Summer of hate

1035360733

Hawes Spencer

Charlosttesville, USA

In August 2017, violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia, during two days of demonstrations by white supremacists, neo-Nazis, and counterprotestors, including members of antifa and Black Lives Matter. Ostensibly motivated by the city's plans to remove Confederate statues from two public parks, members of the alt-right descended first on the University of Virginia and then on the city's downtown. As these violent and ultimately deadly events gripped the attention of the nation, extensive coverage in both mainstream and fringe media promulgated competing narratives. "Summer of Hate" is investigative journalist Hawes Spencer's unbiased, probing account of August 11 and 12. Telling the story from the perspectives of figures on all sides of the demonstrations, Spencer, who reported from Charlottesville for the "New York Times", carefully recreates what happened and why. -- From publisher's description

Charlottesville -- What happened on Fourth Street -- The University that felt invaded -- The seeds of resentment -- The move to remove statues -- The problems of throwing punches -- Michael Signer and a "capital of the resistance" -- Richard Spencer and forays into Charlottesville -- A president who wouldn't comfort -- The ACLU and the limits of free speech -- The long shadow of slavery -- The militias and their weapons -- The indelibility of images -- The failure to keep the peace -- Naming and shaming -- Aftermath and healing

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