Unity Daze: Why was a celebration of unity to counter the division and hate on A12 abandoned?

In 2019, the City launched an effort make the anniversary of a deadly white supremacist rally into a celebration of diversity. But the effort was eventually abandoned.

There was a logo, social media pages, a website, t-shirts and water bottles, a Community Action Committee, and months of events and programming. The City of Charlottesville also provided financial support for Unity Days in 2019, an effort to counter the second anniversary of a deadly white supremacist rally with a celebration of diversity. At a table ga…