VMAs 2017: Heather Heyer’s Mother and Robert E. Lee Descendant Denounce Racism
To award its Best Fight Against the System Moon Person, the Video Music Awards brought together Rev. Robert Lee, IV—a descendant of the Confederate general—and Susan Bro, mother of Heather Heyer. Lee, whose family previously spoke out against the Charlottesville protests in the Washington Post, took his short time to condemn white supremacy and show his support for those who protest it. “We can find inspiration in the Black Lives Matter movement, the women marching in the Women’s March, and Heather…