In the moment of transition between summer and fall, the events in Charlottesville called into question the United States’ commitment to equality, equal rights, and racial justice.
It is a question that has been asked before, of course, by individuals, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Angela Davis, as well as organizations, such as The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Black Panthers. It is a question that imbricates itself with other identities and communities – such as the rights of transgender individuals to claim equality in their schools and of indigenous communities to claim the right to control their own land.