Charlottesville plans to remove statue of Confederate Gen. Lee that drew white supremacists to city

[Nevilledog]

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https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-charlottesville-b2d4e50d0b1cc6f84a4c3aa8c2436ec0

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville is set to come down Saturday, the city announced.

Charlottesville said in a news release that the equestrian statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee as well as a nearby one of Confederate Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson will be removed Saturday. Designated public viewing areas for the removals will be established in both parks where the statues are located, the news release said.

The development comes more than five years after a 2016 removal push focused on the Lee statue. As those plans emerged, the Lee monument became a rallying point for white supremacists and other racist groups, culminating in the violent “Unite the Right” rally in 2017.

Because of litigation and changes to a state law dealing with war memorials, the city had been unable to act until now.

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[lagomorph777]

1. Erect it atop the town garbage heap.

Let the Nazis come out and pose for an Iwo Jima selfie.

[Hoyt]

2. Put it out in the middle of nowhere and encourage racist rubes to pilgrimage there. n/t