PUBLIC "-//Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society//TEXT (US::vicahi::vicahi::A Guide to the Final Report: Independent Review of the 2017 Protest Events in Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017)//EN" "vicahi.xml" A Guide to the Final Report: Independent Review of the 2017 Protest Events in Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017 MS 708 © By Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Juliette Lynn, 20 January 2024 Description is in English A Guide to the Final Report: Independent Review of the 2017 Protest Events in Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017 A Collection in the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society MS 708

Albemarle Charlotesville Historical Society. All rights reserved. Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Descriptive Summary Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society Final Report: Independent Review of the 2017 Protest Events in Charlottesville, Virginia, 2017 MS 708 Archive room file cabinet 1 folder . English Hunton and Williams Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Final Report: Independent Review of the 2017 Protest Events in Charlottesville, Virginia, Collection number MS 708, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

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Gift of Kay Slaughter, December 2023

Biographical Information

During the summer of 2017 three protest events occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia over the city's decision to remove the Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson statues. The final protest, known as the Unite the Right Rally, occurred on August 12 and culminated in the killing of Heather Heyer and the injuring of dozens more in a car attack on 4th street.

Scope and Content

This report examines three protest events that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 to identify flaws in law enforcement response and offer recommendations to improve policing operations at future events. The report offers four recommendations: better preparation for civil disturbance, effective management of protest events, changes in law, and restoring faith in government

Index Terms Subjects: White supremacy movements--Virginia--Charlottesville Unite the Right Rally, Charlottesville, Va., 2017 Riots--Virginia--Charlottesville--History--21st Century