A vehicle plows into a group of counterprotesters in Charlottesville after a white nationalist rally on Aug. 12, 2017. Court documents, internal city memos, emails and text messages show Charlottesville city leaders were often at odds in key respects in the weeks leading up to the rally. Charlottesville council members called for an investigation and public report. Online message boards for white nationalists soon filled up with talk of getting to the park first to hold ground. Many of the white nationalists wore helmets and protective eye goggles and carried shields, clubs and guns.

Source: Washington Post August 27, 2017 00:15 UTC