- Monuments to generals Jackson and Lee to be taken down
- One person killed during white supremacist rally in 2017
A statue to a Confederate general that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017 is set to be removed on Saturday.
In a news release, the Virginia city said the equestrian statue of Gen Robert E Lee and a nearby statue of Gen Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson would be removed to storage. Designated public viewing areas for the removals were to be established.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jul/10/charlottesville-statue-
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