Former Vice President Joe Biden Joe BidenPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Hillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns Fox News poll: Biden ahead of Trump in Nevada, Pennsylvania and Ohio MORE honored Heather Heyer on the first anniversary of her death in the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., calling on the U.S. to fight against “hatred and bigotry.”

Biden tweeted Sunday that Heyer's spirit is "in every person who stands up to reject hatred and bigotry."

“Make no mistake: this fight goes on,” he continued. “The battle for the soul of this nation rests with each of us, everyday.”

Today we honor the memory of Heather Heyer, whose spirit we see in every person who stands up to reject hatred and bigotry. Make no mistake: this fight goes on. The battle for the soul of this nation rests with each of us, everyday. — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2018

Heyer was killed when a man drove his car into a crowd of people protesting the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville last year. The suspect, James Fields, was later charged with federal hate crimes.

Biden condemned the violent rally at the time, saying that “racism and hate have no place” in the U.S.

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He also criticized President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE for his reaction to the rally in Charlottesville, calling it "reprehensible."

Trump faced intense backlash for his comments following the rally, during which he said blame was on "both sides" for the violence that broke out during the event.

A second “Unite the Right” rally was held in Washington, D.C. on Sunday on the original rally’s second anniversary; About 20 people attended the white supremacist rally and departed hours before it was scheduled to end.

Hundreds of counterprotesters gathered in the city, vastly outnumbering the attendees.