By Ginny Bixby
The (Charlottesville) Daily Progress
CHARLOTTESVILLE â The statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas âStonewallâ Jackson, as well as a one of Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea, all were removed within a span of eight hours Saturday â capping a years-long effort by many to rid the city of the monuments.
Erected over the course of five years, the three statues, all commissioned by Paul Goodloe McIntire and gifted to the city, stood for a century. Now, only their pedestals remain.
The historic moment was subdued and peaceful, with dozens gathering on a warm, clear Saturday morning to watch the removals at Market Street and Court Square parks. Crews needed less than two hours to unscrew, remove and load each statue on a flatbed trailer.
Charlottesville removes Robert E Lee statue that became focal point of violent white supremacist rally in 2017
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Sarah Rankin18:39, Jul 11 2021
Cheers erupted as a Confederate statue that towered for nearly a century over downtown Charlottesville was carted away by truck from the US city where it had become a flashpoint for racist protests and deadly violence. It was a day of palpable joy and immense relief for scores of residents and visitors in the state of Viriginia who lined neighbouring streets to watch the larger-than-life figure of General Robert E Lee as it was hoisted from its pedestal and taken – at least for now – to storage.
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The monument of Robert E Lee is removed in Charlottesville, Virginia. The removal comes nearly four years after violence erupted at the infamous US Unite the Right rally.
US remove two statues of Confederate Generals in Charlottesville ANI | Updated: Jul 11, 2021 06:48 IST
Charlottesville (Virginia) [US], July 11 (ANI): The US on Saturday morning (local time) removed the two bronze statues of Confederate Generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson in Charlottesville, Virginia.
As per ABC News, onlookers cheered the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Market Street Park around 8 am and two hours later, the statue of Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson was removed from Court Square Park.
The statues were at the center of a years-long debate. Its removal comes more than five years after the first effort to remove the Lee statue.
US remove two statues of Confederate Generals
ANI
11 Jul 2021, 11:27 GMT+10
Charlottesville (Virginia) [US], July 11 (ANI): The US on Saturday morning (local time) removed the two bronze statues of Confederate Generals Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson in Charlottesville, Virginia.
As per ABC News, onlookers cheered the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Market Street Park around 8 am and two hours later, the statue of Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson was removed from Court Square Park.
The statues were at the center of a years-long debate. Its removal comes more than five years after the first effort to remove the Lee statue.
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