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The confederate DemoKKKrat statue of Robert E Lee will finally be removed due to the protests. This is long overdue. If you want to view the statue, put it on private property.
Massive Robert E. Lee Statue In Richmond, Va., Will Be Removed
Virginia will remove a statue honoring Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the city of Richmond "as soon as possible," Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday.
"Today, we're here to be honest about our past and talk about our future," Northam said, adding: "We have to confront where we've been in order to shape where we're going."
The statue will be placed into storage, where it will remain until government leaders and the community can discuss its future, according to the governor.
"In Virginia, for more than 400 years, we have set high ideals about freedom and equality," Northam said, "but we have fallen short of many of them."
The statue will be removed from Richmond's Monument Avenue, which is lined with effigies of Confederate generals. Of all the monuments, Lee's looms the largest — and unlike the others, it is owned by the state, a six-story monument on a 100-foot island of land that the state also owns.
Massive Robert E. Lee Statue In Richmond, Va., Will Be Removed