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Charlottesville

American  
[shahr-luhts-vil] / ˈʃɑr lətsˌvɪl /

noun

  1. a city in central Virginia.


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Walker created the 13-foot-tall bronze sculpture out of a statue of the prominent Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson that was originally in Charlottesville, Va. The statue had been removed after serving as a significant gathering place for the infamous 2017 Unite the Right rally of white supremacists.

From Los Angeles Times

In an interview last fall, Brick director Hamza Walker explained to The Times that the city of Charlottesville issued a request for proposals from organizations interested in taking possession of the statue.

From Los Angeles Times

One socializes with friends: Forty years in Charlottesville has brought me many smart and genial ones.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her favorite airport, though, is Charlottesville Albemarle Airport near Charlottesville, Va. It’s the closest airport to her family’s farm house, purchased during the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal

He cited in particular his response to a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

From Slate