Rachel Maddow looks at how a lawsuit by survivors of violence committed by hate groups who gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia four years ago is already financially crushing the racist groups and individual organizers even before the trial is fully under way. Taylor Dumpson of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law talks about her own experience using the court system to punish racist attackers.
promised it would be used as an occasion to bring violence in the name of white supremacy and to terrorize black and jewish people. that s what they did charlottesville four, that s how they planned, it that s how they carried it out. holding them accountable ford by a civil lawsuit, is an unusual thing in this day and age. it is already succeeded partially and taking them apart. and i say this tactic is rarely used, but it s not rarely used. if it sounds familiar to you as a viewer of this show, it may be that you are remembering a story we covered here in 2019. the story of a brave, brave, accomplished young woman. her name is taylor dumps and. in 2017, taylor dumps and was elected student body president by her peers at american university in washington d.c.. the first ever african american elected to be student body president there. in response, somebody hung nooses
close they won t have $1 to their name. why do you make of that broad strategy taking on the whole movement all at once? it is something that shows a strong signal that survivors will speak out. survivors will use their voices and every avenue available to them, including litigation to hold folks like this accountable. andrew rankling is forced into the shadows because of the case i had brought to the forefront now. cases lobbied against them. i hope this is a fatal blow to their movement and people know survivors will continue to use their voices. taylor dumpson presidential fellow with under law, with a remarkable story of her own as how she ended up there. miss dumpson good luck to you, thank you for being with us tonight. i appreciate it. thank you so much. all right, much more ahead
speak out, survivors will use their voices and use every avp available to them including litigation to hold people accountable. defendants like andrew england have been forced into the shadows because of litigation like the case i was able to bring, like the case that s being brought right now, and like some of the other cases that have been levied against them. i hope this is a fatal blow to their movement, and people know that survivors will continue to use their voices. taylor dumpson, attorney and presidential fellow with the national lawyers committee for civil rights under law with a remarkable story of her own to how she ended up there. ms. dumpson, thank you. good luck to you, and thanks for being with us tonight. i appreciate it. thank you so much. we ve got much more ahead here tonight, senator elizabeth warren is going to be joining us in just a moment. stay with us. ust a moment stay with us if you have high blood pressure, a cold is not just a cold. unlike other cold