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Foundry workers at an undisclosed location begin the long process of disassembling and melting down the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The statue was a focal point of deadly riots in Charlottesville, Va. in 2017.

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Confederate monument melted down to create new, more inclusive public art

3:00pm October 26, 2023

by Debbie Elliott

A project in Charlottesville, Va. seeks to upend the narrative around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the center of deadly white nationalist protests there in 2017.

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Virignia Gov. Ralph Northam ( center) watches as lead conservator for the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Kate Ridgway (left) and Sue Donovon, conservator for Special Collections for the University of Virginia, remove the contents of a time cap

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

6:13pm December 22, 2021

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.

Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Va., in July. Initial plans to remove the statue four years ago sparked the infamous Unite the Right rally where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was killed.

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

1:52pm December 07, 2021

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.

Workers remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Market Street Park on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

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

3:50pm July 10, 2021

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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A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is shown in Market Street Park July 9, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The statute, along with another of Gen. Stonewall Jackson, will be removed Saturday.

Confederate Monument That Sparked Deadly Charlottesville Rally To Be Removed Saturday

2:55pm July 09, 2021

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.

A statue of a Confederate soldier on Washington Street in Lewisburg, W.Va.

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

2:33pm October 06, 2020

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

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Amid Monument Debate, A Statue Of Antebellum Jurist Comes Down

9:45pm July 13, 2020

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.

Lexington May Ask County To Move Confederate Statue Outside Of City

9:41pm June 30, 2020

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.

Politics & Government

Two Groups With Different Agendas Meet On Main Street In Lexington

12:40pm June 29, 2020

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.

A statue commemorating Confederate Gen. Albert Pike sits on the ground moments after protesters toppled it late Friday night in Washington, D.C.

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

12:15pm June 20, 2020

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.