{"id":13904,"date":"2022-01-26T14:31:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T22:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/wilkinson\/2022\/01\/26\/testimony-of-chapman-sociologist-pete-simi-leads-to-judgment-against-organizers-of-charlottesville-rally\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T23:29:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T23:29:31","slug":"testimony-of-chapman-sociologist-pete-simi-leads-to-judgment-against-organizers-of-charlottesville-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/2022\/01\/26\/testimony-of-chapman-sociologist-pete-simi-leads-to-judgment-against-organizers-of-charlottesville-rally\/","title":{"rendered":"Testimony of Chapman Sociologist Pete Simi Leads to Judgment Against Organizers of Charlottesville Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13905\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13905\" style=\"width: 303px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13905\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/01\/Peter_Simi_Chapman-580x533-1-300x276.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"303\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/01\/Peter_Simi_Chapman-580x533-1-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/wilkinson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2022\/01\/Peter_Simi_Chapman-580x533-1.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 303px) 100vw, 303px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The verdict against rally organizers \u201coffers an opportunity to capture truth in terms of the historical record,\u201d Pete Simi says.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two weeks into the high-profile trial of the white nationalists who organized the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chapman.edu\/our-faculty\/pete-simi\">Chapman University sociologist and hate group researcher Pete Simi<\/a> finally got his chance to testify as an expert witness.<\/p>\n<p>He was more than ready for the moment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimi\u2019s testimony was devastating,\u201d the Slate online news magazine reported in its trial coverage. \u201cHe explained, in the most academic terms possible, the degree to which the performance artistry of the white supremacists is not accidental. 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