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Virginia takes back Robert E. Lee statue from U.S. Capitol By (0) Workers remove Confederate General Robert E. Lee's statue. Photo by Jack Mayer/Office of Gov. Ralph Northam Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Virginia has taken back the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue it contributed to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol over 100 years ago. Workers removed the statue of the Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia overnight, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced in a statement Monday. Advertisement The confederate general had stood in the National Statuary Hall Colle...

Confederate monuments have reemerged as a national flash point since the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white Minneapolis officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes. Protesters decrying racism have targeted Confederate monuments in multiple cities, and some have been taken down. “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 said in a statement. The Democratic governor added: "I look forward to seeing a trailblazing young woman...

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Virginia’s Robert E. Lee statue removed from the US Capitol Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam had requested the removal and a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state 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...

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 ...