High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues MATTHEW BARAKAT and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 file photo, city workers drape a tarp over a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Emancipation park in Charlottesville, Va., intended to symbolize the city's mourning for Heather Heyer who was killed while protesting a white nationalist rally earlier in the month. On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Virginia's highest court ruled that the city of Charlottesville can take down this and another statue of a Confederate general.Steve Helber/APShow MoreShow Less 2of3FILE - In this Saturday, July 8, 2017 file photo, protesters carry signs in front of a statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson as they demonstrate against a KKK rally in Justice Park in Charlottesville, Va. On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Virginia's highest court ruled that the city of Charlottesville can take down this and another statue of a Confederate general.Steve Helber/APShow MoreShow Less