Most of the hundreds of white supremacists, alt-righters, and nazis who traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia to participate in the deadly "Unite the Right" rally, had largely fled the city by Saturday evening. Nonetheless, a sense of unease lingered Sunday, as residents were still struggling to come to terms with the surreal scenes of violence that engulfed their city, leaving three dead and more than 30 injured.While the majority of white supremacists had left the city limits to avoid arrest, some stuck around. Jason Kessler, who organized the previous day's rally, scheduled a press conference by City Hall at 2 PM Sunday. The area was heavily policed, and snipers were positioned on nearby roofs. Kessler had barely begun speaking when he was drowned out by booing, and chants of "shame, shame, shame." He was chased from the premises and vanished behind a line of police officers.
From there, groups of counter-protesters, some wearing Black Lives Matter t-shirts, rallied with megaphones in small crowds on the downtown mall, occasionally verbally sparring with individuals who claimed to be members of the far-right.
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