White Supremacists Plan More Rallies, Anti-Fascists Push Back: Charlottesville Aftermath

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — The nation's small but newly invigorated contingent of literal neo-Nazis rocketed into the public awareness last weekend when they descended on Charlottesville with torches and swastikas and, in some cases, weapons of war. They had come to defend a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in a downtown park. But their message for America was much larger than that: The white-power movement is alive and well, they were saying, and emboldened enough to show its face after years in hiding — Klan hood optional.

They're not done fighting yet. And neither is the anti-fascist counter-movement that met them in Charlottesville.

Scroll down for a list of rallies and other events being planned by activists on both sides in the coming weeks and months.

Patch will be updating this list, so check back. And if you see something we missed, send it our way: simone.wilson@patch.com.

We've also compiled a roundup, below, of all the clashes — both physical and policy-level — playing out across the U.S. as fallout from Charlottesville, as reported by our team of local editors. (Find your Patch here.)

In almost all these skirmishes, interestingly, the central point of contention has taken the form of a Confederate statue or relic. But again, the disagreement is larger than that: Either you're nostalgic for a time when white people legally raped and murdered and enslaved black people in America, or you're not.

Possible White Nationalist Events

Aug. 19

• "Free Speech" rally (Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts)
• Rally to preserve Confederate history (Arlington Lawn, Little Rock, Arkansas)
• CANCELED: "March on Google," a protest against the firing of anti-diversity memo writer James Damore (every Google office in the U.S.)

Aug. 22

• Donald Trump campaign rally, which many worry will attract the same "very fine people" from Charlottesville to whom the president gave a shout-out Tuesday night (Phoenix, Arizona)

Aug. 26

• "Free Speech, Unity and Peace" rally (Crissy Field, San Francisco, California)

Aug. 27

• "No to Marxism in America" rally (MLK Jr. Civic Center Park, Berkeley, California)

Sept. 9

• "America First" rallies (cities across the U.S., including Boston, Phoenix, Houston, Upland, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Laguna Beach and many more)

Sept. 11

• "White Lives Matter" march (Texas A&M University, Houston, Texas)

Sept. 12

• CANCELED: Speech by white nationalist Richard Spencer (University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; he's now eying Michigan State instead)

Sept. 23

• "Dixie Freedom Rally" (Woolridge Square, Austin, Texas)

TBD

• Rally against the removal of Confederate statues (Lexington, Kentucky)

Anti-Fascist Events

Aug. 19

• Black Lives Matter "Destroy the Confederacy" protest (Sam Houston Park, Houston, Texas)
• "Peace Rally" (Charlottesville, Virginia)
• "Fight Supremacy!" counter-protest (Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts)
• Counter-protest against pro-Confederate rally (Arlington Lawn, Little Rock, Arkansas)
• CANCELED: "March on Google" counter-protests (every Google office in the U.S.)

Aug. 26

• Black Lives Matter "March Against Hate and Racism" (Westlake Park, Seattle, Washington)
• "Unafraid!" counter-protest (Crissy Field, San Francisco, California)
• "The Cutest Lil Counter Protest" (Conservatory of Flowers, San Francisco, California)

Sept. 9

• Various counter-protests to the "America First" rallies (cities across the U.S.; see above)

Sept. 23

• "Counter-protest against white supremacist rally" (Woolridge Square, Austin, Texas)

Charlottesville Fallout Across America

Birmingham, Alabama:

Mayor Skirts State Law, Hides Confederate Statue Behind Wood Panels

Berkeley, California:

Neo-Nazi Resigns From Hot Dog Stand Upon Returning Home From Charlottesville

Los Angeles, California:

Hollywood Forever Cemetery Agrees To Tear Out Confederate Monument

San Diego, California:

Confederate Plaque Disappears From Plaza

Atlanta, Georgia:

A Call To Shave Confederate Carvings Off Georgia's Giant Stone Mountain

Decatur, Georgia:

No Legal Way To Remove Confederate Monument From Courthouse, Local Pols Claim

Kennesaw, Georgia:

Fight Brewing Over Flag In Public Park

Chicago, Illinois:

Anti-Fascist Activists Arrested Outside Courthouse

State Senate Declares Neo-Nazis 'Terrorists'

Obama's Charlottesville Tweet Becomes Most Popular Tweet Of All Time

Augusta, Maine:

Governor Likens Local Confederate Relics To 9/11 Monument In NYC

Annapolis, Maryland:

Statue Of U.S. Judge Who Upheld Slavery Ripped Down In Dead Of Night

Boston, Massachusetts:

Death Threats Drive Far-Right College Kid Photographed At Rally Out Of Town

Springfield, Massachusetts:

Local Cop Mocks Charlottesville Victims

Detroit, Michigan:

Sports Teams Not Pleased Their Logos Are Being Co-Opted By Neo-Nazis

Previous Owner Of Car Used To Kill Heather Heyer Is Getting Death Threats

Minneapolis, Minnesota:

Diner Fires Staff For Wearing Nazi Uniforms

Concord, New Hampshire:

GOP Offices Hit With 'Heart Nazi' Graffiti

Keene, New Hampshire:

Local Fascist, Scared Of Arrest, Records Video Of Himself Crying: 'I'm Terrified'

Maplewood, New Jersey:

Town Council: Trump's Racist, But So Are Local Cops And Schools

New York, New York:

City Officials Tear Down Robert E. Lee Plaque (But Army Won't Budge On Street Name)

Meet The Upper East Side Neo-Nazi Behind Charlottesville

Ivanka's Upper East Side Rabbi Rips On Trump

Brooklyn Pastor Quits As Trump Adviser

One By One, Twitter Warriors Unmask Rally-Goers

Watch: Rocks Hurled At East Village Apartment Flying Confederate Flag

Charlotte, North Carolina:

Robert E. Lee Statue Defaced At Duke

Durham, North Carolina:

Soldier Statue Toppled, Mauled By Angry Mob

Lakewood, Ohio:

Swastikas Painted Onto Suburban Driveway

Maumee, Ohio:

Accused Charlottesville Killer Idolized Hitler (And Trump), Former Teacher Says

Jonesborough, Tennessee:

Senator: Confederate Flag Is 'Symbol Of Freedom'

Nashville, Tennessee:

Johnny Cash's Kids 'Sickened' Neo-Nazis Like Their Dad So Much

City Hall Won't Condemn White Supremacy

4 Arrested At Rowdy Charlottesville Vigil

Oak Hill, Tennessee:

Mayor Wants To Hide 'Terrifying' Confederate Statue Behind Wall Of Plants

Arlington, Texas:

Six Flags Agrees To Only Fly American Flags

Austin, Texas:

Petition: Rename 'Robert E. Lee Road' Already

College Station, Texas:

Fundraiser For Slave Tribute At Texas A&M

Denton, Texas:

School Ousts Principal Whose Kids' Book Stars 'Pepe The Frog,' Neo-Nazi Icon

Houston, Texas:

Texas Has A Whopping 178 Confederate Relics

A Push To Replace Some With Statues Of Slaves

Both President Bushes, Senior And Junior, Say What Trump Wouldn't About Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Virginia:

Heather Heyer's Mom At Funeral: 'This Is What She Was Born To Be'

Heather Heyer's Mom To Trump: 'Think Before You Speak'

State May Be More Stingy With Rally Permits Going Forward

Loudon County, Virginia:

Soldier Statue Blasted With Lewd Graffiti

Richmond, Virginia:

Stonewall Jackson's Great-Great-Grandsons 'Ashamed' Of His Statue

Watch Live: State Troopers Killed During Rally Laid To Rest

Governor Begs Trump To Stop 'Dividing People'

4 Confederate Statues Along Iconic 'Monument Ave' Now On The Chopping Block

Lakewood, Washington:

Neo-Nazis Have Been Leaving Business Cards All Over Town

Ridgefield, Washington:

Sons Of Confederate Veterans Vow To Preserve Flags Flying Near Freeway

Seattle, Washington:

Mayor Stumped: How To Get Rid Of A Confederate Statue On Private Land?

Washington, DC:

Trump's Golf Course Memorializes Civil War Battle That Never Happened

Watch Jeff Sessions Try To Defend Trump's 'Many Sides' Argument

Democrats Call For Federal Probe Into 'Domestic Terrorism'

Pelosi Wants DC's Confederate Statues Gone

Madison, Wisconsin:

Mayor Orders Removal Of State's Lone Confederate Relic

This story has been updated. Lead image by Steve Helber/AP Photo