[Magdalen] Tragedy in Charlottesville

[Ann Markle]

And I think, David, that the protests and rallies originated due to the
intention to remove a statue of Robert E. Lee from a park that was
originally named Robert E. Lee Park, and renamed Emancipation Park. The
white supremacist groups were calling themselves "Unite the Right."  Just
now watching the VA governor, who gave a great statement -- the one that
the Trumpster should have given.

On Sat, Aug 12, 2017 at 6:14 PM Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 8/12/2017 5:46:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> ann.markle at aya.yale.edu writes:
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> one dead  and 19 injured when a car plowed into a
> group of counterprotesters -- and  nothing to do with the University, as I
> understand it, but rather white  supremacist rallies centered around a city
> park. I'm sure students were  present, but not a university event
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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> I appear to have conflated this sad event today in Charlottesville, VA
> with
> some of the demonstrations around the attempts to remove Confederate
> monuments throughout the USA South.  There has been, for  example,
> much trouble in New Orleans.
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> The Charlottesville ruckus appears to be a purely political  demonstration
> though it probably involves the same basic groups as the monument
> removals.
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> David S.
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-- 
Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY