Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville, VA
Posted on Jul 10, 2021
Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally
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The city of Charlottesville, Va., removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Saturday, toppling a symbol that was at the center of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.
The statue — along with another of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson that was also to be removed Saturday — will remain on city property until the city council decides what to do with them. Ten groups have expressed interest in the statues, according to a statement from the city.
"Taking down this statue is one small step closer to the goal of helping Charlottesville, Virginia, and America, grapple with the sin of being willing to destroy Black people for economic gain," Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker said as the crane neared the Lee monument, the Associated Press reported.
The city of Charlottesville, Va., removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Saturday, toppling a symbol that was at the center of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.
The statue — along with another of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson that was also to be removed Saturday — will remain on city property until the city council decides what to do with them. Ten groups have expressed interest in the statues, according to a statement from the city.
"Taking down this statue is one small step closer to the goal of helping Charlottesville, Virginia, and America, grapple with the sin of being willing to destroy Black people for economic gain," Charlottesville Mayor Nikuyah Walker said as the crane neared the Lee monument, the Associated Press reported.
Charlottesville Removes Robert E. Lee Statue That Sparked A Deadly Rally
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....The removals were set in motion by a 2016 petition started by a local high school student. The city council voted to take the statues down early the next year, but that action was delayed by a legal challenge that was ultimately rejected by the Virginia Supreme Court this April.
The statues of Lee and Jackson — and threats to remove them — served as a rallying cry for the far right in the summer of 2017. The tension spilled into violence in the Aug. 12, 2017, Unite the Right Rally as neo-Nazis clashed with counter protestors. One woman, Heather Heyer, was killed when a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians. Dozens of others were injured in that attack and other violence.....
....The removals were set in motion by a 2016 petition started by a local high school student. The city council voted to take the statues down early the next year, but that action was delayed by a legal challenge that was ultimately rejected by the Virginia Supreme Court this April.
The statues of Lee and Jackson — and threats to remove them — served as a rallying cry for the far right in the summer of 2017. The tension spilled into violence in the Aug. 12, 2017, Unite the Right Rally as neo-Nazis clashed with counter protestors. One woman, Heather Heyer, was killed when a man drove into a crowd of pedestrians. Dozens of others were injured in that attack and other violence.....
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Fortunately, most of the protesters and counter-protesters chose to not cross the line into killing each other almost 4 years ago. Here's an article story highlighting 2 who were recorded threatening but aimed just short of killing or wounding.
ADDENDUM: The video linked to in the article is worth watching, if you want to form your own opinion.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/every-day-is-august-12-in-charlottesville/567176/
ADDENDUM: The video linked to in the article is worth watching, if you want to form your own opinion.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/08/every-day-is-august-12-in-charlottesville/567176/
Every Day Is August 12 in Charlottesville
One year ago, Corey Long was photographed wielding an improvised flamethrower in a standoff with a man brandishing a Confederate flag. His life hasn't been the same since.
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