Charlottesville victim's mother urges mourners to make Heather's death worthwhile

The mother of the young woman mowed down while protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville urged mourners at a memorial service to "make my daughter's death worthwhile" by confronting injustice the way she did.

Charlottesville victim's mother urges mourners to make Heather's death worthwhile

The mother of the young woman mowed down while protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville urged mourners at a memorial service to "make my daughter's death worthwhile" by confronting injustice the way she did.

"They tried to kill my child to shut her up. Well, guess what? You just magnified her," said Susan Bro, receiving a standing ovation from the hundreds who filled a theatre to remember 32-year-old Heather Heyer.

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