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A statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from the U.S. Capitol early Monday. Jack Mayer/Office of Governor Northam
For more than 100 years, two statues representing Virginia have stood at the U.S. Capitol: one of George Washington and another of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
But early Monday, the Lee statue was removed from the National Statuary Hall s collection. It s expected to be replaced by a statue honoring civil rights activist Barbara Johns. This is a historic and long-overdue moment for our Commonwealth, U.S. Reps. Donald McEachin and Jennifer Wexton, both Democrats from Virginia, said in a statement. The Robert E. Lee statue honors a legacy of division, oppression, and racism a dark period in the history of our Commonwealth and our country.
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December 21, 2020
Jack Mayer, Office of Governor Northam.
VIRGINIA – Virginia’s statute of Confederate general Robert E. Lee was removed from the United States Capitol overnight on Sunday, according to Governor Ralph Northam’s office. A representative from the office was there for the removal, as well as Senator Tim Kaine and Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton.
In a statement, the Governor said in part, “We should all be proud of this important step forward for our Commonwealth and our country. The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive history, and it is past time we tell our story with images of perseverance, diversity, and inclusion.”
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Ralph Northam, the woke governor of Virginia, just had the state’s statue of Robert E. Lee removed from the US Capitol overnight:
FOX NEWS – Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced early Monday morning that overnight his state removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall Collection.
Each state is permitted to have two statues in the collection, and since 1909 Virginia had one of Lee and one of President George Washington. A state commission last week decided that a statue of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns will take its place.