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White supremacists' rally in Washington is dwarfed by anti-racism crowd

WASHINGTON –– Marching shoulder-to-shoulder in the nation's capital, large crowds turned out Sunday to denounce racism as a small contingent of white supremacists gathered for a rally in a park across from the White House – a size disparity that was heartening to many, but belied deep fears over rising racial divisions across the country.

A year after deadly violence in Charlottesville, Va., became a nationwide symbol of polarization and mayhem, police braced for potential clashes as the two sides converged on the same small patch of greenery in Lafayette Square. But as the afternoon turned to evening and rain began

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