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By Press Association 2021 A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee being removed from the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee that has represented Virginia in the US Capitol for 111 years has been removed. Virginia governor Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington early on Monday morning. Mr Northam had requested the removal and a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the ...

Virginia's Lee statue has been removed from the US Capitol by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 9:26 am EDT WASHINGTON — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection early Monday morning. Northam had requested the removal and a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state. Lee’s statue had stood with George Washington’s statue since 1909 as Vir...

A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee that has represented Virginia in the United States Capitol for 111 years has been removed. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection early Monday morning. Northam had requested the removal and a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state. Lee’s statue had stood with George Washington’s statue since 1909 as Virginia’s representatives in the Capitol. Every state gets two statues. The state commission has recommended replacing Lee�...

comments A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 11 years has been removed  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam released a statement Monday morning saying that workers had removed Lee's statue from the Capitol Building  A Virginia state commission had decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state and he'll be replaced by civil rights campaigner Barbara Johns  Confederate monuments became a flash point after the Memorial Day death of George Floyd, which sparked Black Lives Matter protests around the U.S.  President Donald Trump has...

The Washington Postreported it will be replaced by a statue of Barbara Johns, who was a civil rights activist as a teen in Farmville, Virginia. “Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) had requested the removal over the summer after a commission chartered by the General Assembly decided that a man who fought to uphold slavery was not a fitting symbol for a diverse and modern state,” the Post reported. “I look forward to seeing a trailblazing young woman of color represent Virginia in the U.S. Capitol, where visitors will learn about Barbara Johns’ contributions to America and be empowered...