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One year after a white-supremacist rally turned violent, ultimately killing Heather Heyer, a Charlottesville local, people gathered to memorialize the one-year anniversary.
Last year, a gathering of white nationalists at the Unite the Right rally clashed with counter-protesters. This year, locals and demonstrators came together to honor Heyer, stand in solidarity against racism, and protest the way police and officials handled last year's deadly events.
Here's how Saturday unfolded:
Notably absent from the city was any sign of the white-supremacist organizations that drew thousands of counter-protestors last year.
Chris Jones/Business InsiderVirginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville ahead of the one-year anniversary, anticipating a repeat of the violence between white supremacists from the Unite the Right rally and counter-protestors, some of whom were members of the left-wing group Antifa.
Chris Jones/Business InsiderSome local residents remarked that the heavy police presence this year was too little too late.
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