Richmond is taking down Confederate statues: Is this the end for other Confederate memorials?
Posted on AllSides June 5th, 2020
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RICHMOND, Va. – The statue of Robert E. Lee has towered over Richmond for more than 100 years. In recent days, though, it's been conveying a different message - words like "Black lives matter" are covering its stone pedestal.
At least a hundred people gathered on a muggy Thursday afternoon near the monument to the Confederate commander after Gov. Ralph Northam announced it was to come down "as soon as possible."
Protesters on Monument Avenue have circled the Lee statue and four others – also soon to be removed –...
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