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Charlottesville: A step in our long arc toward justice

  • Written by Derek W. Black, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina

The number and exuberance of white nationalists who descended on Charlottesville sent emotional tremors through the nation. Some worried that this was the beginning of an expanding movement that would hearken us back to darker times.

And many felt that President Donald Trump’s comments only made matters worse. The president’s implied...

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