Demonstrators held a peaceful vigil in Charlottesville days after deadly rally
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During the "Unite the Right" rally on Saturday, held by white supremacists and neo-Nazis to protest the removal of a Confederate statue, a car driven by James Fields Jr. plowed into counterprotesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer and injuring many others.
Speaking at a service Wednesday afternoon, Heyer's mother told a crowd, "They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well guess what? You just magnified her," Reuters reported.
Here's video from the vigil:
In case you haven't watched this, an emotional candlelight vigil at UVA tonight. #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/o8yk9TkGac
- Gabrielle Smith (@GabbySmithTV) August 17, 2017
A speaker read part of Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" at the #UVA-#Charlottesville vigil/march. Very moving. pic.twitter.com/3SHqKvhb0x
- Geoffrey Skelley (@geoffreyvs) August 17, 2017
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