The clash between white nationalist groups and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday has fueled calls from elected officials for Confederate statues and monuments to be removed from public parks, state legislatures, and even the halls of Congress.

White nationalists and counter-protesters clashed on Saturday over the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. One woman died and others were injured when a suspected Nazi sympathizer drove his car into a crowd of counter-demonstrators.

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