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Virginia Removes Its Robert E. Lee Statue From U.S. Capitol


Virginia Removes Its Robert E. Lee Statue From U.S. Capitol - NPR

The Lee statue was removed from the National Statuary Hall's collection. It's expected to be replaced by a statue honoring civil rights activist Barbara Johns.

Robert E. Lee Statue Is Removed From U.S. Capitol

Virginia's statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee was removed from its post in the US Capitol on Monday morning.

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue has been removed from the ...

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed.

Robert E. Lee statue removed from U.S. Capitol - NBC News

A statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee has been removed from the United States Capitol, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday.

Robert E Lee statue: Virginia removes contentious memorial ... - BBC

An imposing statue of an American Confederate general in Richmond, Virginia, has been taken down. Governor Ralph Northam announced it would come down amid ...

Robert E. Lee statue removed from U.S. Capitol - The Washington Post

Workers have removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that represented Virginia in the US Capitol, laboring in the wee hours Monday morning.

Virginia's Lee statue has been removed from the US Capitol | AP News

WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been ...

Virginia removes 12-ton Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond's ...

Robert E. Lee is removed in Richmond, Va., Sept. 8, 2021, more than 130 years after it was erected. Jack Gruber/USA Today.

Robert E. Lee statue removed from Capitol - POLITICO

Robert E. Lee inside the U.S. Capitol was removed from the building's crypt Monday morning and will be relocated to the Virginia Museum of ...

Virginia's Massive Robert E. Lee Statue Has Been Removed - NPR

On Wednesday, the state of Virginia removed the 12-ton statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee more than 130 years after it was installed in Richmond.

Virginia removes Robert E. Lee statue from U.S. Capitol - CBS News

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday that a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been removed from the US Capitol building.

Robert E. Lee statue removed from US Capitol | CNN Politics

Virginia's statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed from the US Capitol overnight Sunday, Gov. Ralph Northam's office announced.

Virginia Removes Robert E. Lee Statue From State Capital

Virginia Brings Down Robert E. Lee Statue in Richmond. Crowds cheered as the 21-foot statue of the Confederate general was lifted off its ...

'It's a beautiful day for democracy': Virginia removes Robert E Lee ...

For 131 years it loomed over Richmond, Virginia, once the capital of America's slave-owning south, sending a chilling message about the ...

Robert E. Lee's statue removed from the Capitol - Roll Call

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is no longer on display in the Capitol's collection. The statue, donated by the state of Virginia and located in ...

Virginia Removes Robert E. Lee Confederate Statue From U.S. Capitol

The statue of Lee was removed from the Capitol at approximately 4 a.m. Monday, according to a tweet from Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who was ...

Virginia removes Robert E. Lee statue from U.S. Capitol - Axios

Why it maters: The move takes out a "symbol of Virginia's racist and divisive history," Northam said. Each state can display two statues in the ...

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital | AP News

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled ...

Robert E. Lee Statue Removed From U.S. Capitol - People.com

Ralph Northam said Monday morning after Lee's statue was removed from the U.S. Capitol overnight. In a news release, Northam, 61, called it a “ ...

Confederate commander Robert E. Lee statue removed in Virginia

A statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee was removed from its base in Richmond, Virginia's capital, after a yearlong legal battle ...