8/17/17 Inspiring Peace Rally by Chelsea Purgahn
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Organizer Delia Gray speaks during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Inspiring Peace Rally following Charlottesville
Jennifer Vik, Yvonne Thrash and Sheila Thrash hold signs during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Yvonne Thrash holds a sign, flowers and a candle during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
DG Montalvo speaks during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dalila Reynoso of Justice For Our Neighbors speaks during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jeff Williams speaks during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Inspiring Peace Rally following Charlottesville
Corinna Garrett and Jane Gasperik make signs during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Inspiring Peace Rally following Charlottesville
A woman speaks to the crowd during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Alisa Simmons holds Kame Simmons, 4, as they listen during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
People listen to Brenda McWilliams speak during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Inspiring Peace Rally following Charlottesville
Brenda McWilliams talks to organizer Delia Gray during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Debbie Kirkland Waffer walks up to give Brenda McWilliams, center, a hug as McWilliams hugs organizer Delia Gray during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Inspiring Peace Rally following Charlottesville
Carol Leos embraces her friend Debbie Kirkland Waffer as Kirkland Waffer sheds tears while listening to someone speak during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. "We've known each other for three years from participating in Tyler Civic Theatre together, but we feel like sisters," Leos said. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. "This has a lot to do with what you're exposed to. A lot of people here are from Tyler and never leave Tyler, Texas. You have to travel to get experiences and have a better understanding of the world around you," Kirkland Waffer said. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Hannah Morris speaks during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Beverly Jackson speaks during the Inspiring Peace Rally at T.B. Butler Fountain Plaza in Tyler, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. "Our differences are what make America beautiful. It's like grandma's quilt -- all the different squares are working together." Around 75 people attended the rally to discuss ways the community could unify. The rally was held partially in response to the attack in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, where one person was killed and 19 more injured after a car struck a group of counter-protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally. (Chelsea Purgahn/Tyler Morning Telegraph)