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There is an extraordinary column in the Washington Post from Glenn Kessler on a key figures in past coverage on the removal of Confederate statues.  The Post ran a widely cited article on how Robert E. Lee’s own descendant wanted the general’s statues to be removed. The problem is that no one at the Post appears to have actually checked to see if Rev. Robert W. Lee was an actual descendant. It now appears that he is not, according to Kessler. While Kessler strangely does not believe this w...

Pastor’s claim to Gen. Robert E. Lee ancestry debunked by Washington Post Updated 12:07 PM; Today 11:19 AM Pastor Rob Lee, who spoke in Birmingham in 2018 denouncing the citys Confederate monument, has had his ancestry claim debunked by The Washington Post. He claimed he was a descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees brother, including at this appearance at First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com) Facebook Share The Rev. Rob Lee, who spoke out against Bi...

The Confederate Monument outside the historic Iredell County Courthouse. The Iredell County Commissioners voted to remove the monument in March, but then reconsidered, prompting the lawsuit. “A glorified symbol of White Supremacy stands guard over the Iredell County Government Center, a place where the government is supposed to serve all of Iredell County’s residents,” said Rev. Curtis Johnson, President of the South Iredell NAACP, in a statement on the suit Tuesday. “That is totally u...

Group files lawsuit to remove Confederate monument from Iredell County Government Center Lawsuit filed to remove Confederate monument By WBTV Web Staff | May 4, 2021 at 2:44 PM EDT - Updated May 5 at 3:25 PM IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - A coalition of people and groups in Iredell County have filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of a Confederate monument that stands in front of the county’s government center. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday against the County, the County Board of Commission...