Listen to Dee Dee’s Story

“The sadness of that day, the pain of that day will never go away. I'm sad forever because of it. And I want to hope for our future, but I'm still sad.”

- Dee Dee

Dee Dee 

I'm DeeDee. And I saw it all. I ran an Airbnb and a little rental house and I didn't know the Nazis had booked my house and were staying at my house. I saw everything. I was at St Paul's Church the night before as they marched at UVA, and we were afraid to leave the building. And we heard their chanting outside. I sat beside Katie Couric, who was filming everything of this event. I knew it was monumental. I was the cook at the Haven for breakfast. All of this happened at Lee Park across the street. And we planned on staying open to keep our people safe and not have the people in need in Charlottesville out on the street being harmed. I watched the priest from our church march. I heard the chants of the marchers chanting, “Jews will not replace us” and “Blood and soil.” And “Eff you, fa****s, no one ever says that on the media, they just talk about the Jews and the blood and soil, they never say the other line that echoed off the buildings of Charlottesville. My oldest son called me and he knew I was there and he said, “Dad, I'm watching this from far away. Get away. Go away from there.” It's now the next day in the picture, it's already a shrine, it's already a memorial. And I took my daughter and son in law and grandchildren who were away that day. And they're in the background of the picture. And I brought them here to experience what I was experiencing and what this community experienced. The sadness of that day, the pain of that day will never go away. I'm sad forever because of it. And I want to hope for our future, but I'm still sad.

Music credit: Craft Case / Shipment / courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com