The Washington D.C. chapter of Black Lives Matter is planning to counter protest the ~~stupidly-named~~ “White Civil Rights Rally” scheduled to be held near the White House at Lafayette Park on Aug. 12, which is also the anniversary of the deadly white supremacist rally that was held in Charlottesville, Va.

Black Lives Matter to Counter Protest 'White Civil Rights Rally' in DC

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