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24 Hours in Charlottesville: An Oral History of the Stand Against White Supremacy Hardcover – July 18, 2023

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A gripping account of racial justice activists who confronted violent white supremacists in Charlottesville, VA, and stirred the nation

On August 11 and 12, 2017, armed neo-Nazi demonstrators descended on the University of Virginia campus and downtown Charlottesville. When they assaulted antiracist counterprotesters, the police failed to intervene, and events culminated in the murder of counterprotestor Heather Heyer.

In this book, Emmy-nominated journalist and former Charlottesville resident Nora Neus crafts an extraordinary account from the voices of the students, faith leaders, politicians, and community members who were there. Through a vivid collage of original interviews, new statements from Charlottesville mayor Mike Signer and Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, social media posts, court testimony, and government reports, this book portrays the arrival of white supremacist demonstrators, the interfaith service held in response, the tiki torch march on the university campus, the protests and counterprotests in downtown Charlottesville the next day, and the deadly car attack. 24 Hours in Charlottesville will also feature never-before-disclosed information from activists and city government leaders, including Charlottesville mayor Mike Signer.
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“Not just a visceral portrayal of political violence, but also a major addition to our understanding of right-wing terrorism.”
—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“Neus’ wrenchingly graphic account makes clear, it was the malign, violent intent brought to the situation by the white supremacist participants that would drive the events of that awful weekend.”
—Booklist

“An imperative account.”
—Ms.

“A foundational piece of current events literature with a healthy dose of emotion thrown in for good measure.”
—Midwest Book Review

“Nora Neus has given us a grand gift: the definitive inside story of the historic Charlottesville neofascist event in August 2017! We have yet to emerge from under its ominous shadows.”
—Dr. Cornel West

“At last, a narrative that pulls together unheard voices and events from Charlottesville’s Summer of Hate, giving insight, warts and all.”
—Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer

“A riveting minute-by-minute account of a day that shocked the world. Nora Neus reveals new details and insight about what really happened in those twenty-four hours in Charlottesville in 2017. It is well worth reading.”
—Anderson Cooper, CNN anchor

“Astonishing new details on an event that might very well be considered a turning point in our American century. I walked away in awe over how much I learned about Charlottesville. This work by Nora Neus feels like something people will both need and want to read.”
—John Berman, CNN anchor

“With this original book, Neus has done a great service for American democracy. Interweaving oral histories of the fateful days of the Unite the Right Rally in 2017, this narrative reconstructs how hate unfolded on the streets of Charlottesville and how a diverse spectrum of citizens fought back to protect peace and justice.”
—Alexandra Minna Stern, best-selling author of Proud Boys and the White Ethnostate: How the Alt-Right Is Warping the American Imagination

“This is the account we needed of what happened in Charlottesville. The swirl of violence and political chaos left details hard to come by and reflection nearly impossible, and Nora Neus delivers on both. The book also raises questions that still need answers if we’re to avoid ‘another Charlottesville.’”
—Charlie Moore, executive producer of Anderson Cooper 360, CNN

“As time passes, historical events like Charlottesville naturally tend to fade in our collective memory. But with this remarkable and important work, Nora Neus brings Charlottesville roaring back to life, with all the vivid detail and unflinching attention it deserves. This book puts you right in the middle of that fateful day, as told by the people who lived it, and it reminds us—by clear-eyed reporting, not by preaching—that hate remains a potent threat to our survival.”
—Elie Honig, CNN senior legal analyst and best-selling author of Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr Broke the Prosecutor's Code and Corrupted the Justice Department

About the Author

Nora Neus is an Emmy-nominated journalist whose reporting has appeared in CNN, VICE News, the Washington Post, and more. Neus field-produced Anderson Cooper’s coverage of the 2017 white nationalist riot in Charlottesville, Virginia for CNN. Before joining CNN, she worked as a local news reporter and fill-in anchor for the CNN affiliate in Charlottesville, WVIR NBC29. She is the coauthor of the YA graphic novel Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beacon Press (July 18, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 264 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807011924
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807011928
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.23 x 0.95 x 9.32 inches
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Tom McVey
5.0 out of 5 stars Tightly written, gripping, oral history
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
Could not put this down after I started it. Neus has woven together first-hand accounts from activists, UVa faculty and students, civic leaders, and local community officials into a compelling Rashomon-like narrative.

Surprises in this account: the extensive training and preparation by civic groups before the rally: it seems that didn’t have as much effect during the chaos of the August 11-12 events, but maybe there would have been more casualties without the connections made between civic and activist groups. Another surprise is the lack of effective planning by the City of Charlottesville: without an effective command and control, the response was sluggish and the cops on the scene lacked direction and situational awareness.

It’s not a comprehensive oral history: Neus intentionally did not interview participants on the alt-right/white nationalist. That may be ideological on her part, but also might be a function of key leaders in those factions being distrustful of the media and showing bad faith: there’d be a risk of them sowing intentional false information to discredit Neus’s writing. In any case, this means this oral history is not a complete one. But may be a source for a future historian when, hopefully, the fault lines of the present day are distant and a full account can be written.
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Estelle Rainsford
5.0 out of 5 stars A very important book
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2023
This is a deeply, thoroughly researched and beautifully constructed piece or journalism. I live four blocks from where Heather Hyer was murdered and I was at the scene on August 12th. Ms. Neus fleshes out the full story of what happened that day, good and bad, in the words of the participants. There is much to be learned from this, even for those of us who were there. In case you think this might be a dry recitation of the events, it’s actually quite a page turner. America needs to read this book.
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Tree
4.0 out of 5 stars I Learned A lot
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2023
To be honest I didn't know much about this event and this oral history provides a detailed view of the event. It did feel a bit drawn out and by the end I wasn't super interested, but I always think hearing first person accounts is valuable.
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Oz
4.0 out of 5 stars When hate comes to town
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2023
It started trying to put Jim Crow to rest, but white supremacy reared its ugly Beas. Kkk showed its ugly head. “Jews will not replace us “. Torches.
Hate filled the streets of charlottes, but so did love.
The book tells the story. The torchlight March will never be forgotten. The tragedy that unfolds will never be forgotten. Our leaders can never wash that stain away. This book gives us an insight to how it all unfolded. The inside story.
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bradybunch
1.0 out of 5 stars A joke of far-left proportions
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2023
Wow! When you only take the far-left (and I mean FAR-left) commentator's thoughts and opinions, and mold it into a false narrative, this is what you get. This book portrays an alternative, false setting of the events that were allowed to happen that day.
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rich dittami
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in Canada on September 23, 2023
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Book is assembled from first sources. A good historical document
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