Virginia set to remove Richmond's Lee statue

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

RICHMOND, Va. -- A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond is expected to be taken down today as a symbol of racial injustice, more than 130 years after it was erected in tribute to the South's Civil War leader.

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