US racial tensions reveal divided society

Editor's note: The Charlottesville riots have exposed the racial divide in the US. Two scholars share their views on the issue with China Daily. Excerpts follow:

Trump should take some of the blame

The white nationalists' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug 11 to protest against the city administration's plans to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, turned into violent riots when the protestors clashed with counter-protestors. One person was killed and 34 people were injured when a car driven by a white supremacist plowed into a crowd of counter-protestors.