Protesters cheered as they tore down a Confederate monument in Durham, N.C. on Aug. 14. “The racism and deadly violence in Charlottesville is unacceptable but there is a better way to remove these monuments,” Gov. On Saturday, white nationalists, neo-Nazis and Ku Klux Klan members clashed with protesters at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. The fringe groups gathered to protest the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Read more:Police officers in two states accused of mocking Charlottesville violenceWatch: Charlottesville counterprotesters shut down a white nationalist’s news conferenceIn the wake of Charlottesville protests, a Kentucky mayor wants to remove Confederate statues

Source: Washington Post August 15, 2017 00:30 UTC