The Charlottesville City Council has decided on the fate of a recently demounted statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, choosing to melt it down and have a local African-American history museum create something more reflective of the city's diversity with its remains.
Say Bye To One Of The Country’s Largest Confederate Monuments: Virginia Removes Robert E. Lee Statue
The state of Virginia orders to take down the 12-ton Robert E. Lee statue that has been placed in Richmond since 1890. More than a year later, legal matters have been settled to remove the city's largest Confederate monument.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is expected to order the imminent removal of one of Richmond’s most controversial memorials: the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
Robert E. Lee statue recently was removed from a park that was also named after him.
