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TexasTowelie

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Thu Oct 1, 2020, 02:46 PM Oct 2020

Charlottesville to seek proposals to remove Lewis-Clark-Sacagawea statue

Charlottesville plans to seek proposals to remove the West Main Street statue commemorating the Lewis and Clark expedition.

City Council discussed the statue in a larger work session about the West Main Streetscape project on Wednesday.

The statue depicts explorers Meriwether Lewis, who was born in Albemarle County, and William Clark, accompanied by Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea.

Native Americans have described its depiction of Sacagawea in a crouching, subordinate position, as defensive while others claim she is tracking.

Read more: https://roanoke.com/news/state-and-regional/charlottesville-to-seek-proposals-to-remove-lewis-clark-sacagawea-statue/article_93f7c1a7-f626-5d59-a49b-0820b5ef6725.html

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Charlottesville to seek proposals to remove Lewis-Clark-Sacagawea statue (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2020 OP
Yeah doesn't look much like tracking soothsayer Oct 2020 #1
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