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December 21, 2020 11:11 pm GMT
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/21/statue-of-robert-e-lee-removed-from-us-capitol-building.html
Statue of Robert E. Lee removed from US Capitol building
Virginia's 111-year tribute-on-the-national-stage to renowned traitor Robert E. Lee has ended.
AP:
— Read the restVirginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection early Monday morning.
Northam had requested the removal and a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state.
Original Link: https://boingboing.net/2020/12/21/statue-of-robert-e-lee-removed-from-us-capitol-building.html
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