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The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that drew violent protests to Charlottesville, Virginia, will be melted down and turned into a new piece of public...

The local African American museum plans to melt the statue down and transform it into a new work of public art.

The local African American museum plans to melt the statue down and transform it into a new work of public art.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) -- The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that drew violent protests to Charlottesville, Virginia, will be melted down and

The local African American museum plans to melt the statue down and transform it into a new work of public art.

The center emphasized in the proposal that no matter where the statue went, it would continue to be "an icon of violent white supremacy."

City council votes to donate statue at center of Unite the Right rally to African American heritage center

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that drew violent protests to Charlottesville, Virginia, will be melted down and turned into a new piece of public art by an African American heritage center.

The Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue that drew protests to Charlottesville, Virginia, will be melted down and turned into new art.

The city council decided how to dispose of the now-removed statue at the center of the Unite the Right rally in 2017 during a meeting that stretched into Tuesday morning, The Daily Progress reported.