Man beaten by white nationalists in Charlottesville acquitted of assault charges

Charlottesville protest.
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A black man who was beaten by a group of white supremacists last year and later charged with assault was found not guilty Friday, The Washington Post reports.

DeAndre Harris attended the white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally as a counterprotester in August 2017. The rally was organized to denounce the removal of Confederate statues in Charlottesville, Virginia, but quickly broke into violence, leading to the death of counterprotester Heather Heyer.

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Summer Meza, The Week US

Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.