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Robert E. Lee statue removed in Richmond

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The 21-foot-tall (6.4-meter) bronze likeness of Lee on a horse will be hoisted off its 40-foot (12- meter) pedestal. It was erected 131 years after it was erected in the former capital of the Confederacy as a tribute to the Civil War leader. The statue was the epicenter of last summer’s protest movement.

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Media Matters for America

Laura Ingraham praises Confederate Robert E. Lee for "reuniting the country"

3 years ago

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American Military News

Video: Virginia removes Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue, its largest Confederate monument

Crews removed a 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee Wednesday morning, one of the largest and most recognizable symbols of

3 years ago

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Times Live

Statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee removed in Virginia capital

A statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee was removed from its base in Richmond, Virginia's capital, early on Wednesday after a yearlong legal battle over a monument that has been the focus of protests over racial injustice.

3 years ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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Slate

Richmond Removes Confederate Robert E. Lee Statue From State Capital

The statue anchored Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy.

3 years ago·United States

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Las Vegas Sun

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare.

3 years ago·Las Vegas, United States

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