Murder of Heather Heyer Only "Magnified Her," Mom Tells White Supremacists

Flowers, candles and chalk-written messages surround a photograph of Heather Heyer on the spot where she was killed and 19 others injured when a car slammed into a crowd of people protesting against a white supremacist rally, August 16, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Murder of Heather Heyer Only "Magnified Her," Mom Tells White Supremacists

In powerful eulogy, mother of victim killed in Charlottesville calls on Americans to fight injustice

In a powerful speech at her daughter's funeral procession on Wednesday, Susan Bro--the mother of Heather Heyer--called on Americans to continue Heather's work by fighting hatred and injustice.

"I'd rather have my child, but by golly, if I gotta give her up, we're gonna make it count."
--Susan Bro
"You poke that finger at yourself like Heather would have done, and you make it happen," Bro said. "You take that extra step and you find a way to make a difference in the world!"

"Say to yourself, 'What can I do to make a difference?' And that's how you're going to make my child's death worthwhile," Bro continued. "I'd rather have my child, but by golly, if I gotta give her up, we're gonna make it count."

Heyer was killed on Saturday by Nazi sympathizer James Fields Jr., who was charged with second-degree murder as the alleged person who slammed his car into a crowd of anti-racist demonstrators in Charlottesville, Virginia.

"You tried to kill her to shut her up," Bro said, addressing white supremacists. "Well guess what? You just magnified her."

Watch her full remarks:

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