Several bouts of violence broke out at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Saturday as demonstrators clashed with counter-protesters in the streets surrounding the park where the rally was held.
Virginia City Rocked by White Nationalist Protests
![White nationalist demonstrators walk through town after their rally was declared illegal near Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7375E229-754C-4ACC-9701-7FF99479F6DC_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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White nationalist demonstrators walk through town after their rally was declared illegal near Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017.
![White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/A6931481-3EE2-4751-8CEA-BAEE0EC4E746_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017.
![White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaoti](https://gdb.voanews.com/E5B415F8-666C-45EB-B624-5A4EC6BC1C41_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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White nationalist demonstrators clash with counter demonstrators at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency and police dressed in riot gear ordered people to disperse after chaoti
![White nationalist demonstrators hold their ground against Virginia State Police as police fire tear gas rounds in Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9ECF4025-5A41-4269-9070-5342EF77B44E_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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White nationalist demonstrators hold their ground against Virginia State Police as police fire tear gas rounds in Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017.