Virginia removes massive Confederate monument
3 years, 3 months ago

Virginia removes massive Confederate monument

Al Jazeera  

Activists have long said the hulking statue of Civil War General Robert E Lee in Richmond glorifies the US South’s slave-owning past. In a move that caps decades of activism, crews have removed one of the United States’ largest remaining Confederate statues – a towering statue of Robert E Lee in Richmond, Virginia. Our streets!” and singing “Hey hey hey, goodbye.” The city has removed more than a dozen other Confederate monuments on city land since Floyd’s death, but the Lee statue – one of the largest and most recognisable Confederate statues in the country – is considered particularly significant. The statue was the first of five Confederate monuments to be erected on Richmond’s Monument Avenue in the wake of the US Civil War, which ended in 1865.

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Crowd on hand for unveiling of John Lewis statue at spot where Confederate monument once stood
4 months ago

Crowd on hand for unveiling of John Lewis statue at spot where Confederate monument once stood

The Independent  

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Statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, melted down to create new art
1 year, 1 month ago

Statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, melted down to create new art

CNN  

CNN — The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down. Schmidt co-leads “Swords into Plowshares,” a project dedicated to transforming the controversial Lee statue into public art. While other Confederate statues across the South have been removed …

US city removes last public Confederate statue
2 years ago

US city removes last public Confederate statue

Al Jazeera  

Mayor of Richmond, Virginia, ordered Confederate symbols removed amid the 2020 racial justice protests across the US. The US city of Richmond, Virginia, once the capital of the Confederacy during the United States Civil War, has removed its last public statue commemorating a Confederate general. Richmond began removing its remaining public Confederate statues in February, and has said that the …

Black Heritage Center Submits Proposal To Melt Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue
3 years, 2 months ago

Black Heritage Center Submits Proposal To Melt Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee Statue

Huff Post  

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E Lee located in Charlottesville, Virginia, is transported away after being removed from Market Street Park in July. The Washington Post via Getty Images A Black heritage center in Charlottesville, Virginia, wants to melt down the city’s recently removed statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee so that it can be repurposed into public …

Statue of General Robert E Lee comes down in former Confederate capital of Virginia
3 years, 3 months ago

Statue of General Robert E Lee comes down in former Confederate capital of Virginia

Firstpost  

The removal marked a major victory for civil rights activists, whose previous calls to dismantle the statues had been steadfastly rebuked by city and state officials alike Richmond: A statue of General Robert E Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the …

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital
3 years, 3 months ago

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy erased the last of the Civil War figures that once defined its most prominent thoroughfare. “It’s very difficult to imagine, certainly, even two years ago that the …

1 Of America's Largest Remaining Monuments To Confederacy To Be Removed In Virginia
3 years, 3 months ago

1 Of America's Largest Remaining Monuments To Confederacy To Be Removed In Virginia

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING RICHMOND, Va. — Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. Crews are set to remove one of the country’s largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia. In Richmond, a city …

What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city’s fight
3 years, 4 months ago

What follows Confederate statues? 1 Mississippi city’s fight

Associated Press  

— For more than a century, one of Mississippi’s largest and most elaborate Confederate monuments has looked out over the lawn at the courthouse in the center of Greenwood, a Black-majority city with a history of civil rights protests and clashes. The county initially came up with an idea to leave the Confederate statue and build a civil rights monument …

‘An incredible day’ as Lee statue removed in Charlottesville
3 years, 5 months ago

‘An incredible day’ as Lee statue removed in Charlottesville

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Cheers erupted Saturday as a Confederate statue that towered for nearly a century over downtown Charlottesville was carted away by truck from the Virginia city where it had become a flashpoint for racist protests and deadly violence. The statue’s removal came more than five years after racial justice activists had renewed a push to take down the …

Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally
3 years, 5 months ago

Charlottesville set to remove Lee statue that sparked rally

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that became a rallying point for white supremacists and helped inspire their infamous 2017 rally in Charlottesville will be hoisted off its pedestal this weekend and sent to storage, officials announced Friday. The Lee statue and another Confederate tribute nearby are both scheduled to be removed Saturday, nearly four …

Virginia hopes to remove time capsule along with Lee statue
3 years, 6 months ago

Virginia hopes to remove time capsule along with Lee statue

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — If a court clears the way, the state of Virginia expects to remove not just a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue but also a little-known piece of history tucked inside the massive sculpture’s base: a 134-year-old time capsule. Ralph Northam’s office shared details of the time capsule removal project …

Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue can finally be removed after 5 years of protests, court rules
3 years, 8 months ago

Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue can finally be removed after 5 years of protests, court rules

Salon  

Late last week, the Virginia Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision that prevented the city of Charlottesville from removing a monument of Confederate general Robert E. Lee — the same monument that was the focus of a violent white nationalist and neo-Nazi rally in 2017. "Stonewall" Jackson after a group of residents had sued to prevent the statues' removal, …

High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues
3 years, 8 months ago

High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues

Associated Press  

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Virginia’s highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017. The state Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision in favor of a group of residents who sued to block …

Lee statue removed from US Capitol is now in Virginia museum
4 years ago

Lee statue removed from US Capitol is now in Virginia museum

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The Robert E. Lee statue that stood in the U.S. Capitol on behalf of the state of Virginia for 111 years has been taken to a museum in Richmond. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the 700-pound bronze statue of Lee arrived Tuesday at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. Confederate monuments have reemerged as a national …

Black contractor braves threats in removing Richmond statues
4 years, 1 month ago

Black contractor braves threats in removing Richmond statues

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An accomplished Black businessman, Henry took on a job …

US: Confederate statue removed near site of 2017 far-right rally
4 years, 3 months ago

US: Confederate statue removed near site of 2017 far-right rally

Al Jazeera  

A Confederate statue has been taken down in Charlottesville, Virginia, where a white supremacist rally three years ago resulted in a counter-protester’s death. The Albemarle County Board of supervisors voted in August to remove the “At Ready” statue, which displays a Confederate soldier, from outside the county court. We know that taking this action is not some end point,” said …

Robert E. Lee statue becomes epicenter of protest movement
4 years, 5 months ago

Robert E. Lee statue becomes epicenter of protest movement

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — Just a little over a month ago, the area around Richmond’s iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was as quiet and sedate as the statue itself. The statue is located on Richmond’s Monument Avenue, a boulevard of stately homes that also features several other Confederate monuments targeted for removal. “You can’t be human and not …

Confederate statues removed in Richmond, Virgina
4 years, 5 months ago

Confederate statues removed in Richmond, Virgina

Al Jazeera  

Richmond, Virginia Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues on city land, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for the former capital of the Confederacy amid weeks of protests against police brutality and racial injustice. ‘Emergency powers’ Stoney said he was also moving quickly because protesters have …

Jackson Statue Near White House Still Standing After Protesters Try To Topple It
4 years, 6 months ago

Jackson Statue Near White House Still Standing After Protesters Try To Topple It

NPR  

Jackson Statue Near White House Still Standing After Protesters Try To Topple It Enlarge this image toggle caption Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images Police fired chemical agents to clear Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., on Monday night after protesters attempted — and failed — to pull down a huge statue of Andrew Jackson located there. …

While Confederate statues come down, other symbols targeted
4 years, 6 months ago

While Confederate statues come down, other symbols targeted

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Spectators in North Carolina’s capital cheered Sunday morning as work crews finished the job started by protesters Friday night and removed a Confederate statue from the top of a 75-foot monument. The bronze statue that has stood at the museum’s Central Park West entrance since 1940 depicts Roosevelt on horseback with a Native American man and an …

For now, Virginia still can’t remove massive Lee statue
4 years, 6 months ago

For now, Virginia still can’t remove massive Lee statue

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — A judge on Thursday extended a court order preventing Virginia’s governor from removing a historic statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee from a famed avenue in the former capital of the Confederacy. “This grandiose monument to a leader of a four-year armed insurrection against the United States of America in order to perpetuate a brutal and immoral …

Four ways to help settle Australia’s colonial statue debate
4 years, 6 months ago

Four ways to help settle Australia’s colonial statue debate

ABC  

They’ve towered over parks and plazas around the country for decades, commissioned in a bygone era to immortalise European settlers and celebrate colonial legacies. In Virginia earlier this month, Governor Ralph Northam announced plans to take down a statue of Lee, but a judge has since granted an injunction while the "public interest" merits are assessed. Replace the statues In …

Where have statues of Confederates, and other historical figures, been removed?
4 years, 6 months ago

Where have statues of Confederates, and other historical figures, been removed?

LA Times  

An image of George Floyd is projected on the base of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va. States and municipalities across the nation are removing Confederate statues and those of other historical figures such as Christopher Columbus amid protests over systemic racism, police violence and the killing of George Floyd. — Associated Press Arkansas The …

Statues became political lightning rods around the world
4 years, 6 months ago

Statues became political lightning rods around the world

CNN  

CNN — Statues are products of one era built to endure into others. ” But the governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has resisted the removal of the Columbus statue in Manhattan, saying he understood “the feelings about Christopher Columbus and some of his acts which nobody would support, but the statue has come to represent and signify appreciation for …

Statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis removed from Kentucky capitol
4 years, 6 months ago

Statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis removed from Kentucky capitol

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A statue of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy whose …

In Richmond, Va., Protesters Transform A Confederate Statue
4 years, 6 months ago

In Richmond, Va., Protesters Transform A Confederate Statue

NPR  

In Richmond, Va., Protesters Transform A Confederate Statue Enlarge this image toggle caption Julia Rendleman/Reuters Julia Rendleman/Reuters Confederate monuments in the former capital of the Confederacy are being transformed into a new kind of icon as activists alter and pose for photos at the statues, one of which is at the center of a legal fight over its planned removal. …

Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia
4 years, 6 months ago

Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia

The Hindu  

A statue of Jefferson Davis was torn down along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night. The statue of the president of the Confederacy was toppled shortly before 11 p.m. and is on the ground in the middle of an intersection, news outlets reported. The Pilot reports that they then started to dismantle the monument one piece at a …

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