Story highlights Neo-Nazis and white supremacists forfeited their place in our politics long ago, Ratcliff writesShe asks, Why have we been turning our heads the other way for so long? Diana Ratcliff is a cousin of Heather Heyer. A man in a car ran down my cousin, Heather Heyer, because she decided to join her fellow Charlottesville residents against the neo-Nazis and white supremacists on their streets. I sat anonymously in the middle of the crowd, silent tears streaming down my face, as speaker after speaker took the stage. All I could think was, "Heather is sitting in heaven right now, shaking her head in agreement."

Source: CNN August 19, 2017 17:10 UTC