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Virginia removes 12-ton Robert E. Lee statue from Richmond's Monument AvenueBREAKING: More than a year after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered the removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the state's capital, the 12-ton, six-story monument has come down. Onlookers chanted 'Black Lives Matter' during the removal.
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Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee taken down in VirginiaA crowd erupted in cheers and song Wednesday as work crews hoisted an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee off the giant pedestal where it has towered over Virginia’s capital city for more than a century. The piece, one of America’s largest monuments to the Confederacy, was lifted away just before 9 a.m. as one of the construction workers who helped strap harnesses to Lee and his horse lifted his arms in the air and counted down, “Three, two, one!” to jubilant shouts from a crowd of hundreds. “This was a long time coming, part of the healing process so Virginia can move forward and be a welcoming state with inclusiveness and diversity,” Gov. Ralph Northam said once the statue was lowered to the ground.
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Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee taken down in Virginia'This was a long time coming, part of the healing process so Virginia can move forward and be a welcoming state with inclusiveness and diversity,” Gov. Ralph Northam said.
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Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee taken down in Virginia
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Statue of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee removed in Virginia capitalA 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.
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Virginia Takes Down Robert E. Lee StatueThe removal of the monument in Richmond is the latest in a series of Confederate symbols removed across the U.S. following protests against racial injustice last summer.
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