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'''Charlottesville''' is a [[city]] in [[Virginia]] in the [[United States]]. It is named for [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], [[King George III]]'s queen. 45,049 people live there. In 2004, Charlottesville was named the best place to live in the United States in a book named ''Cities Ranked and Rated.'' Three [[President of the United States|American presidents]] have lived in Charlottesville, including [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[James Monroe]]. The [[University of Virginia]] is in Charlottesville. President Jefferson's home, [[Monticello]], is also in Charlottesville. Both are popular places for people to visit.

'''Charlottesville''' is a [[city]] in [[Virginia]] in the [[United States]]. It is named for [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], [[King George III]]'s queen. As of 2020, 46,553 people lived there.<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=QuickFacts: Charlottesville city, Virginia|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/charlottesvillecityvirginia|access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref> In 2004, Charlottesville was named the best place to live in the United States in a book named ''Cities Ranked and Rated.'' Three [[President of the United States|American presidents]] have lived in Charlottesville, including [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[James Madison]], and [[James Monroe]]. The [[University of Virginia]] is in Charlottesville. President Jefferson's home, [[Monticello]], is also in Charlottesville. Both are popular places for people to visit.

In 2017, [[far-right]] political groups including the [[Ku Klux Klan]], [[Neo-Nazi]]s, and [[Proud Boys]] held their [[Unite the Right rally]] in Charlottesville. They did not want the city to take down a statue of [[Robert E. Lee]].<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/30/proud-boys-who-are-far-right-group-that-backs-donald-trump|accessdate=September 30, 2020|title=Proud Boys: who are far-right group that backs Donald Trump? |date=September 30, 2020|author=Martin Belam|publisher=Guardian}}</ref> [[Charlottesville car attack|One man drove his car into a crowd]] of counter-protesters, killing a woman called [[Heather Heyer]] and injuring many others.<ref name="two dozen">{{cite web |author=KTRK |url=http://abc13.com/1-dead-19-injured-in-violent-car-attack-at-virginia-rally/2300470/ |title=Officials: White nationalist rally linked to 3 deaths |publisher=abc13.com |accessdate=August 12, 2017 |quote= car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting at least two dozen more}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/12/14/neo-nazi-driver-charged-first-degree-murder-charlottesville-car-attack/954321001/ |website=[[USA Today]] |date=December 14, 2017 |title=Alleged reckless driver charged with first-degree murder in Charlottesville car attack |first=Mike |last=James |quote=The video, showed in court by prosecutor Nina-Alice Antony, included some of the final words in the helicopter by crew members, Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates, were monitoring the demonstration. About three hours after the airborne officers witnessed Fields's alleged attack and followed his vehicle as it sped away, the helicopter crashed while Cullen and Bates were flying to another assignment, killing both men. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, the Post reported.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 December 2017 |url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article189920549.html |website=[[kentucky.com]] |title=Helicopter video shows ex-Kentucky man accused of ramming crowd; charges increased |first=Sarah |last=Rankin |quote=Surveillance footage from a Virginia State Police helicopter, played by prosecutors in court, captured the moment of impact by the car and the cursing of the startled troopers on board. The video then showed the car as it reversed, drove away and eventually pulled over. The helicopter had been monitoring the violence, and prosecutors questioned Charlottesville Police Detective Steven Young about the video as it played.}}</ref> United States President Donald Trump would later say there were "fine people" on both sides of the incident.

In 2017, [[far-right]] political groups including the [[Ku Klux Klan]], [[Neo-Nazi]]s, and [[Proud Boys]] held their [[Unite the Right rally]] in Charlottesville. They did not want the city to take down a statue of [[Robert E. Lee]].<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/30/proud-boys-who-are-far-right-group-that-backs-donald-trump|accessdate=September 30, 2020|title=Proud Boys: who are far-right group that backs Donald Trump? |date=September 30, 2020|author=Martin Belam|publisher=Guardian}}</ref> [[Charlottesville car attack|One man drove his car into a crowd]] of counter-protesters, killing a woman called [[Heather Heyer]] and injuring many others.<ref name="two dozen">{{cite web |author=KTRK |url=http://abc13.com/1-dead-19-injured-in-violent-car-attack-at-virginia-rally/2300470/ |title=Officials: White nationalist rally linked to 3 deaths |publisher=abc13.com |accessdate=August 12, 2017 |quote= car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally Saturday in a Virginia college town, killing one person, hurting at least two dozen more}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/12/14/neo-nazi-driver-charged-first-degree-murder-charlottesville-car-attack/954321001/ |website=[[USA Today]] |date=December 14, 2017 |title=Alleged reckless driver charged with first-degree murder in Charlottesville car attack |first=Mike |last=James |quote=The video, showed in court by prosecutor Nina-Alice Antony, included some of the final words in the helicopter by crew members, Lt. H. Jay Cullen and Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates, were monitoring the demonstration. About three hours after the airborne officers witnessed Fields's alleged attack and followed his vehicle as it sped away, the helicopter crashed while Cullen and Bates were flying to another assignment, killing both men. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, the Post reported.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=15 December 2017 |url=http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/article189920549.html |website=[[kentucky.com]] |title=Helicopter video shows ex-Kentucky man accused of ramming crowd; charges increased |first=Sarah |last=Rankin |quote=Surveillance footage from a Virginia State Police helicopter, played by prosecutors in court, captured the moment of impact by the car and the cursing of the startled troopers on board. The video then showed the car as it reversed, drove away and eventually pulled over. The helicopter had been monitoring the violence, and prosecutors questioned Charlottesville Police Detective Steven Young about the video as it played.}}</ref> United States President Donald Trump would later say there were "fine people" on both sides of the incident.