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GOP State Senator-Elect Blasted for Saying Robert E. Lee Loved U.S. More Than 'the Squad' On 12/22/20 at 1:15 PM EST An Arizona state senator-elect who successfully campaigned as an "America First pro-Trump Republican" sparked backlash after saying confederate general Robert E. Lee "loved" his country more than several Democratic congresswomen of color nicknamed "The Squad." Recently elected GOP state senator-elect Wendy Rogers was responding to the removal of Lee's statue from the U.S. Capitol, where it had stood in the so-called Crypt since 1909. The move followed calls from Virginia's Demo...

Barbara Johns' statue will replace that of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol CNN 12/22/2020 © Ken Cedeno/Reuters When Barbara Johns was just 16 years old, she led a walkout at her high school to protest poor and unequal school conditions. The moment is one that many historians believe helped launch the desegregation movement in the US. Now, Johns -- who died in 1991 -- will be memorialized at the US Capitol, replacing Virginia's statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. By law, all states are allowed to donate two statues to the US Capitol for display around the building as part of the Nat...

Virginia To Replace Century-Old Robert E. Lee Statue With Civil Rights Icon KEY POINTS Virginia's statue of Robert E. Lee will be replaced by one of civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns Each state contributed two statues to the collection in 1909, and Virginia's government hopes this change will help Virginia move past its history The statue of Lee will find a permanent home in a Virginia cultural museum Virginia’s government has decided to remove a statue of confederate general Robert E. Lee from the capitol. It will be replaced by a statue of civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns and move...

Gen. Robert E. Lee statue removed from U.S. Capitol in the middle of the night This Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, photo provided by the Office of the Governor of Virginia shows workers removing a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington. The statue that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed after a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state. (Jack Mayer/Office of Governor of Virginia, File) This Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, photo provided by the Office of the Governor of Virginia sh...

Tuesday, December 22nd 2020, 12:50 pm By: CBS News Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday that a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been removed from the U.S. Capitol building after representing the state there for 111 years.  "We should all be proud of this important step forward for our Commonwealth and our country," Northam said in a statement. "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."  A commission created to study the removal and replaceme...