Shane Burley: A History of Violence
byBehind every lone wolf there’s a wolf pack. James Alex Fields is a murderer. They are all murderers. For jury deliberation to finish in…
heather heyer
The Washington Post, “Self-professed neo-Nazi James A. Fields Jr. convicted of first-degree murder in car-ramming that killed one, injured dozens”
byAn avowed supporter of neo-Nazi beliefs who took part in the violent and chaotic white supremacist “Unite the Right” rally in this city last…
The Daily Beast, “James Fields Found Guilty of Murdering Anti-Racism Protester Heather Heyer in Charlottesville”
byJames Alex Fields Jr., the white nationalist accused of deliberately plowing his car into a crowd of counter-protesters during the 2017 Charlottesville white-nationalist rally,…
BuzzFeed News, “Charlottesville Residents Created Their Own Niche Media In Reaction To The Unite The Right Violence. Now They’re Covering The Aftermath.”
byA year and a half ago, “Charlottesville” became shorthand for racist violence in the national press. Now, as James Fields Jr. stands trial for…
Salon, “Heather Heyer picked her side”
byThe IWW, an anarcho-syndicalist union whose members are called “Wobblies,” was known for organizing across lines of race and ethnicity. Its direct actions and…
DCist, “Charlottesville Victim’s Mother Won’t Talk To Trump ‘After What He Said About My Child'”
byInterfaith clergy who were protesting the Unite the Right gathering say that counterprotesters like Heyer prevented the armed Nazis and alt-righters from attacking them….