Fifty residents of Monument Avenue in Richmond say they want the Robert E. Lee statue taken down
BY ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch With Lee monument case tied up in court, people who transformed 'MDP Circle' are asking: What's the fence really for? RICHMOND â More than 50 homeowners who live near the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue said they want the statue taken down immediately in a proposed amicus brief filed for the two cases that will determine the statue's fate. It's been more than 10 months since Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the statue's removal, but two lawsuits are vying to keep it up. A Richmond judge struck down both suits, but the plaintiffs a...