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Virginia high court clears way for Richmond's Lee statue to come down

Writer: Dave Harmon, PW editorDave Harmon, PW editor

Virginia’s Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously affirmed the power of Gov. Ralph Northam to remove an imposing statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, a symbol that had become a target of demonstrators after the death of George Floyd last year.


Mr. Northam had announced his intention to have the statue removed from Monument Avenue in June 2020, less than two weeks after Mr. Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis.


https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/us/robert-e-lee-statue-removal-virginia.html

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