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James Alex Fields Sentenced to Life Plus 419 Years for Charlottesville Murder

| Importance: 7/10

James Alex Fields Jr., the white supremacist who murdered Heather Heyer at the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, received a federal life sentence on June 28, 2019 for hate crimes, followed by a second life sentence plus 419 years from Virginia state courts on July 15, …

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Trump Defends White Nationalists with "Very Fine People On Both Sides" Remarks

| Importance: 9/10

Three days after a white supremacist murdered Heather Heyer at the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, President Trump held a press conference that shocked the nation by equating neo-Nazis with anti-racism protesters and defending Confederate statue defenders as “very fine …

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White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville Ends with Heather Heyer Murdered by Neo-Nazi

| Importance: 9/10

The “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia brought together neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and far-right extremists to protest the removal of a Confederate statue of Robert E. Lee. The rally descended into violence, culminating in a deadly terror attack when James Alex …

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Nick Fuentes Attends Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville

| Importance: 7/10

White nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes attended the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, just days before beginning his freshman year at Boston University. Fuentes later spoke positively about “a tidal wave of white identity” and defended the rally in Facebook …

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Gamergate Begins: 4chan Harassment Campaign Becomes Political Mobilization Blueprint

| Importance: 10/10

On August 16, 2014, Eron Gjoni posted “The Zoe Post” attacking ex-girlfriend Zoe Quinn, sparking a coordinated 4chan harassment campaign that would become the blueprint for translating online radicalization into political action. Leaked IRC logs proved Gamergate participants manufactured …

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