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White supremacy was one of the main topics in the recent presidential debate with President Trump appearing reluctant to condemn it. Charlottesville became a symbol of racial tensions when a rally by hundreds of white nationalists in 2017 descended into violence between them and counter-protesters. Two people from there - Deacon Don Gathers and Zyahna Bryant, a student activist at the University of Virginia - discuss how they feel white supremacists feel emboldened in their city and how current tensions play into the current political landscape.

Photo: White supremacists gather under a statue of Robert E. Lee during a rally in Charlottesville, Virginia Credit: Reuters