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The fourth great-nephew of the Confederate general says it is “a celebration of white supremacy.” Published 18 hours ago Written by BET Staff Residents of Iredell County, N.C., are fighting to remove a statue of  Confederate General Robert E. Lee and they now have the support of one of his descendants. According to the Raleigh News & Observer, the fourth great-nephew of Lee, Rev. Robert Wright “Rob” Lee IV, is joining a multiracial lawsuit to remove the statue of Lee in Statesville, N...

Descendant of Robert E. Lee Joins Fight to Have Confederate Statue Removed 16237 People from all backgrounds are coming together to get a statue of Robert E. Lee removed from a North Carolina site. Including one descendant of the confederate war general. Rev. Robert Wright “Rob” Lee IV, the fourth great-nephew of Robert E. Lee joined a multiracial lawsuit filed on Tuesday to have his great uncle’s statue removed from the Government Center in downtown Statesville, The Raleigh News & Obser...

A multiracial lawsuit demanding the removal of a Confederate monument in Iredell County, North Carolina, offers a historic family twist. One of the residents supporting the move is a descendant of Robert E. Lee. The Rev. Robert Wright "Rob" Lee IV of Statesville, a fourth great-nephew of the Confederacy's commanding general, is among a group of residents and organizations calling on Iredell ...

Alerts The sun rises behind the Robert E. Lee statue, where streets are closed ahead of expected protests in Richmond, Virginia on January 17, 2021. - Security officials have warned that armed pro-Trump extremists, possibly carrying explosives, pose a threat to Washington as well as state capitals over the coming week. Photo: Ryan M. Kelly (Getty Images) That we even have to debate whether a statue of Robert E. Lee should exist tells us how backwards many people in America are. Of course, four...