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Tag: Robert E. Lee

**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

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
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
An equestrian statue of P.G.T. Beauregard in New Orleans is seen here. (Courtesy of bestofneworleans.com)
Posted inFeatured, National

New Orleans Begins Removal of Confederate Monuments

by WI Guest Author April 25, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

The Robert E. Lee Problem

by Washington Informer June 26, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

US Capitol’s Confederate Statues Prompt Renewed Debate

by Washington Informer June 25, 2015October 30, 2020

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