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6:13pm Dec 22, 2021

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Experts find books, a coin and an envelope in Robert E. Lee statue's base

by Vanessa Romo

A small box was found in the pedestal that used to hold a statue of the Confederate general in Richmond, Va. It took hours for experts to open the box and find several water-damaged items inside.
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1:52pm Dec 07, 2021

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Charlottesville's statue of Robert E. Lee will soon be melted down into public art

by Deepa Shivaram

The Swords Into Plowshares project, led by the Jefferson School American Heritage Center, a local Black-led nonprofit, involves the statute at the heart of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.
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3:50pm Jul 10, 2021

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Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally

by Ben Paviour

The Virginia city took down statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, toppling symbols that were at the center of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.

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2:55pm Jul 09, 2021

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Confederate Monument That Sparked Deadly Charlottesville Rally To Be Removed Saturday

by Deepa Shivaram

Statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson will be removed in the Virginia city almost four years after the deadly Unite the Right rally.
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2:33pm Oct 06, 2020

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Confederate Statues Come Down Around U.S., But Not Everywhere

Though George Floyd's death renewed calls to remove Confederate monuments, some cities formally decided to protect them.

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9:45pm Jul 13, 2020

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Amid Monument Debate, A Statue Of Antebellum Jurist Comes Down

by Associated Press

The statue of a 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court justice was removed on Monday from the entrance of the state Court of Appeals building in Raleigh.
9:41pm Jun 30, 2020

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Lexington May Ask County To Move Confederate Statue Outside Of City

by Paul Garber

The City of Lexington is scheduled to discuss a letter to Davidson County Commissioners asking them to remove the Confederate Monument that stands on a Main Street square.
12:40pm Jun 29, 2020

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Two Groups With Different Agendas Meet On Main Street In Lexington

by Paul Garber

Lexington’s Main Street was busy this weekend with the sounds of protesters and rally-goers making their voices heard for causes that spanned the political spectrum.
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12:15pm Jun 20, 2020

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Protesters Fell Confederate Monument In D.C., Provoking Trump's Fury

by Colin Dwyer

The statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike was long a unique sight in the nation's capital. But it met the same inglorious fate Friday as a host of other controversial monuments across the U.S.
Steve Helber / AP

4:28am Jun 11, 2020

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Protesters Topple Jefferson Davis Statue In Richmond, Va.

by Mark Katkov

The statue of the president of the Confederacy has stood atop a large pedestal on Richmond's Monument Avenue since 1907. It is the third statue in Richmond torn down this week.
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2:12pm Jun 04, 2020

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Massive Robert E. Lee Statue In Richmond, Va., Will Be Removed

by Bill Chappell

Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the monument honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will removed "as soon as possible."
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7:56pm Dec 10, 2019

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New Statue Unveiled In Response To Richmond's Confederate Monuments

by Paolo Zialcita

Kehinde Wiley's new sculpture mimics one of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. The new work stands in front of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, a mile from its inspiration.