Unite the Right 2
The "Unite the Right 2" rally (also called Unite the Right II) was a white supremacist 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.
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Date | August 12, 2018 |
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Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
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Organized by | Jason Kessler |
Participants | 20–30 |
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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), the "Unite the Right 2" rally ended without violence. As of August 12, there was only one arrest in Washington, stemming from a confrontation after the rally had ended.
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. The rally was widely described as a "pathetic" and "embarrassing" failure.