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The city of Charlottesville still faces possible legal action

The bronze statue stood in a Charlottesville park near the city’s downtown mall, before city council voted to donate the monument to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center.

The fate of a statue that brought right-wing extremists to Charlottesville is, again, in doubt as supporters of a small museum in southwest Virginia sue the city. They say Charlottesville acted illegally when it gave a sculpture of Robert E. Lee to the African-American Heritage Center to be melted down and turned into art reflecting modern values. Sandy Hausman has that story:

It’s been a year since statues of Confederates Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson stood in Charlottesville’s downtown parks, but the controversy over the removal and the statues fates

CHARLOTTESVILLE — It’s been a year since statues of Confederates Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson stood in Charlottesville’s downtown parks, but the controversy over the removal and the

Lawyers connected to the Monument Fund are again seeking to prevent the Charlottesville City Council from deciding what to do with a Confederate monument.

2 bidders protest plan for Charlottesville’s Gen. Lee statue

2 bidders protest plan for Charlottesville’s Gen. Lee statue

The bid protest letter alleges that the Dec. 7 Charlottesville Council vote to give the statue to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center violates the law.

The bid protest letter alleges that the Dec. 7 Charlottesville Council vote to give the statue to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center violates the law.