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Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. 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. "The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive h...

By Cherranda Smith Dec 21, 2020 “We should all be proud of this important step forward for our Commonwealth and our country,” Virginia Governor His announcement comes as workers took down the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in the day’s early morning hours after standing 111 years in the US Capitol building to represent the state.  “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,” Northam added.  “I look forward to seeing a trailblazing young woman...

Confederate Gen. Lee statue has been removed from the US Capitol Updated Dec 21, 2020; Posted Dec 21, 2020 A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is removed 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 Facebook Share WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed. Vir...

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 ...

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.