Unite the Right torch rally ends in violence at the Rotunda

Unite the Right torch rally ends in violence at the Rotunda Unite the Right torch rally ends in violence at the Rotunda Echoing the May 13 rally at the foot of Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue, hundreds of torch-wielding white nationalists who are attending Saturday’s Unite the Right rally gathered at the University of Virginia and marched to the Rotunda, chanting, “You will not replace us.” After the march, which began at UVa’s Nameless Field, reached the Rotunda, police later declared an unlawful assembly. Protesters and opponents alike reported being affected by pepper spray. At the feet of a statue of Thomas Jefferson, fights began breaking out and some wielding tiki torches swung them at people. At least one person was arrested, and several people were treated at the scene for minor injuries.