There aren’t as many fire-adorned marches these days. But there is a deep proliferation of ideas that were once unthinkable.
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Charlottesville, five years later
Aug. 11, 2017 was a turning point. It prompted a pivot in Republican politics that has virtually remade the Grand Old Party. It emboldened a swath of the American far-right that hasn't receded since. Today at Mic, we've got stories covering the dark yet sprawling legacy of the Unite the Right rally. It's an unpleasant memory to dive into — but one that's important to revisit, so we understand the stakes of the work still left to come.
An empty square in a Charlottesville park is a stark reminder of the racial divisions in the city’s past.
The Unite the Right rally may have dispersed five years ago, but within the GOP, it never really ended.
“The reason you are here right now is because of what happened five years ago. That thing you heard about us is what I'm trying to change.”
After a spike in anti-Jewish hate, some synagogues are turning to police. But Black Jews don’t feel safe.
America is covered in Confederate statues. We can do better — and here’s how.
