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Tag: Confederate statues

**FILE** Photograph of Monument Ave statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. (Hal Jespersen via Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inCommunity

Richmond to Remove Robert E. Lee Statue Wednesday

by WI Guest Author September 7, 2021December 21, 2021

Richmond, Virginia, once considered the capital of the Confederacy, will put to rest one of the city’s most infamous symbols of that chapter of history when a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is removed Wednesday.

Posted inBlack Experience

Virginia Police Chief Fired Over Investigation Involving Prominent State Senator

by WI Guest Author November 17, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inBlack Experience

Statue of Pro-Slavery Robert E. Lee to Remain in Va. Under New 90-Day Injunction

by WI Guest Author August 10, 2020December 21, 2021
James Clyburn
Posted inNational

Clyburn Defends Ulysses Grant, Calls for Removal of Calhoun Statue

by WI Guest Author July 15, 2020December 21, 2021
D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who introduced a bill last summer to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Albert Pike from an area near Judiciary Square, stands on June 20 in front of what remained of the structure, which was torn down and burned by protesters the previous day during Juneteenth-related demonstrations. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Picture Perfect

by WI Guest Author July 1, 2020December 21, 2021
Posted inLifestyle

Arthur Ashe Statue in Richmond Defaced with ‘White Lives Matter’ Graffiti

by WI Guest Author June 18, 2020December 21, 2021
A statue of Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham in Richmond, Va., was toppled June 6 by a small group of protesters. (Screen grab from video courtesy of WWBT-TV)
Posted inLifestyle

Confederate Statue Toppled in Richmond

by WI Guest Author June 8, 2020December 21, 2021
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a June 4 press conference to announce plans to remove a state of Confederate statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond.
Posted inCommunity

Virginia Governor Orders Removal of Confederate Statue in Richmond

by WI Guest Author June 4, 2020December 21, 2021
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee currently sits in the U.S. Capitol. (Courtesy of aoc.gov)
Posted inBlack Experience

Congress Members Call for Replacement of Lee Statue in U.S. Capitol

by WI Guest Author January 2, 2020December 21, 2021
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Posted inCommunity

Norton Calls for Removal of Statue of Confederate General Pike from Judiciary Square

by WI Guest Author July 31, 2019December 21, 2021

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