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Article snippet: Thousands of anti-racist protesters drowned out a sparsely attended white nationalist rally held in Washington, D.C., on Sunday afternoon. Roughly 15 to 20 people took part in the "Unite the Right 2" rally on the side of Lafayette Park closest to the White House, despite organizer Jason Kessler having originally estimated that between 100 and 400 people would turn up. The event, which was scheduled to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the deadly white nationalist march that took place in Charlottesville, Va., was met by thousands of protesters, some of whom were affiliated with the "antifa" movement. The area permitted for counterprotests was far too small to fit all of those taking part; hundreds packed into the park while thousands swarmed the surrounding areas. "We got our message out," counterprotest organizer and Georgetown professor Mark Lance told The Hill. "All the communities were united in rejecting hate. We had thousands from every community in our wonderful city and a pathetic gaggle of 40 Nazis hopped into police vans to run away." The "Unite the Right 2" attendees were escorted away from the park by law enforcement around 5:30 p.m., two hours before the rally was scheduled to end. Though the group of anti-racist protesters began to dwindle after the white nationalists left, crowds continued to demonstrate into the evening, marching throughout downtown D.C. The day was preceded by weeks of preparation from D.C. law enforcement, concerned t... Link to the full article to read more