Terry McAuliffe on Charlottesville, Racism and Donald Trump
"He failed as the moral leader of our country that day. He came out of the closet and showed us who he truly is, a racist, plain and simple."
by Meredith Wolf Schizer
Aug 09, 2019
4 minutes
Two years after Charlottesville's Unite the Right rally, which led to the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has recounted the events of that day. The story, featured on the latest cover of Newsweek, is an excerpt from McAuliffe's book, Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism.
"As bad as Charlottesville was, it woke a lot of people up. Too many people in this country felt we had overcome the issues of racism. We had not. The images that came out of Charlottesville were a wakeup call to get out and do something. Do something.
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