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Demonstrators sing during peaceful candlelight vigil in Charlottesville | TheHill

posted onAugust 17, 2017
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Article snippet: Crowds gathered in Charlottesville, Va. on Wednesday evening for a peaceful candlelight vigil and march just four days after violence engulfed the normally peaceful college town.  Demonstrators were heard singing "This Land Is Your Land," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and other songs during the vigil.   The vigil follows the memorial service honoring Heather Heyer, who was killed during the violence on Saturday when a car rammed into a group of counter-protesters.  "We don't all have to die. We don't all have to sacrifice our lives," her mother Susan Bro said at the memorial service.  "They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what? You just magnified her," she continued.  Violent clashes erupted Saturday in Charlottesville, a college town, during a large gathering of white supremacists and far right demonstrators. Heyer, 32, was killed and at least 19 were injured when a car drove into a crowd of counterdemonstrators. The alleged driver, a 20-year-old Ohio man, is accused of having ties to white supremacist groups. Trump called the driver a “disgrace” but declined to say unequivocally whether he committed an act of terrorism.   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW Suite 900 Washington DC 20006 | 202-628-8500 tel | 202-628-8503 fax The contents of this site are ©2017 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc. Link to the full article to read more

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