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Organizer Of Last Year's Charlottesville Rally Approved For Another

The "white civil rights" rally is planned for Aug. 12, the anniversary of last year's event in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Organizer Of Last Year's Charlottesville Rally Approved For Another

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Katie Cammarata

By Katie Cammarata

Posted: 8:14 a.m. EDT Jun 21, 2018

One of the organizers of last year's deadly "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, got initial approval to hold a rally across from the White House. It's planned for Aug. 12, the anniversary of last year's event.

The National Park Service reportedly approved Jason Kessler's application to hold a "white civil rights" rally protesting what Kessler calls "civil rights abuse that happened in Charlottesville" last year. A permit hasn't been issued yet.

Last year's rally in Charlottesville turned violent, leaving one person dead and injuring dozens more.

A Park Service spokesman told The Washington Post that the agency is gathering details about the planned event. It'll use that information to create a permit.

Kessler also applied to hold the anniversary rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, but the city denied his request.

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