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Charlottesville may take down Lee and Stonewall Jackson monuments, Virginia Supreme Court rules Print this article The city of Charlottesville can take down the statues of two Confederate generals, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The decision overruled a state circuit court decision that had prevented the removal of Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson statues. Both statues were at the center of 2017's “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, at which white supremacist protesters opposing the statues' removal clashed with counterprotesters. Neo-Nazi James Field...

(Reuters) - Virginia's highest court on Thursday ruled the city of Charlottesville can remove two Confederate statues, including one of General Robert...

Share This: The statue has been the spiritual centerpiece of the 181-year-old school, where Jackson taught physics before fighting with the Confederacy during the Civil War. Earlier this month, the Virginia Military Institute removed the statue of General “Stonewall” Jackson following allegations from black cadets of racism at the school. The statue, sculpted by VMI graduate Moses Ezekiel and unveiled in 1912, has long been the spiritual centerpiece of the 181-year-old school. Jackson taught physics at VMI before fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The status had enjoyed a ...