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Virginia removes 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

The commission's eight members voted on July 24 to recommend the removal of the Lee statue, which will be turned over to the Virginia Museum of ...

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

Robert E. Lee statue removed from U.S. Capitol ... Confederate general's image to be replaced by civil rights icon Barbara Johns, whose 1951 ...

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 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 ...

Robert E. Lee statue removed from US Capitol - The Hill

The state of Virginia opted to remove its representing statue of Gen. Robert E Lee. “The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia's racist and ...

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

Virginia removes Robert E. Lee statue from U.S. Capitol after 111 years ... Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Monday that a statue of ...

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 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.

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 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 ...

Robert E. Lee statue and other Confederate busts removed ... - CNN

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee and several busts honoring Confederate figures have been removed from the Virginia statehouse.

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 ...

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: 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'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 statue from capital - YouTube

A 12-ton statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond has been taken down. It was the largest Confederate statue in the country.

Statue of Robert E. Lee (Valentine) - Wikipedia

The statue was given by the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1909. ... On December 21, 2020, the sculpture was removed from the grounds of the United States Capitol ...

'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 ...