CNN Early Start With Christine Romans and Laura Jarrett September 9, 2021 09:49:00
The statue of confederate general robert e. lee in richmond, virginia is now gone as joe johns reports for us, hundreds of on lookers erupted in cheers and song as it was lifted off a pedestal and lowered to the ground. ♪ ♪ hey hey good-bye ♪ . >> reporter: after 131 years on display, the city of richmond says good-bye to a monument that has been a source of controversy for decades. the statue of robert e. lee, the largest confed fed statue still standing in the u.s. was eenkt ared in 1890, more than a j generation after the civil war. but today it came down. a heavy duty crane lifted it...
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