Posted on Dec 31, 2021
Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue will move to the city's Black History Museum
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The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., taken down in September, will be moved to the city's Black History Museum, Gov. Ralph Northam and Mayor Levar Stoney announced Thursday.
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia will take the 21-foot-tall statue of Lee and the pedestal it stood on, which became a rallying point for protests against police brutality in the summer of 2020. Eight other Confederate statues that were removed around the city will also be moved to the museum.
The massive statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., taken down in September, will be moved to the city's Black History Museum, Gov. Ralph Northam and Mayor Levar Stoney announced Thursday.
The Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia will take the 21-foot-tall statue of Lee and the pedestal it stood on, which became a rallying point for protests against police brutality in the summer of 2020. Eight other Confederate statues that were removed around the city will also be moved to the museum.
Richmond's Robert E. Lee statue will move to the city's Black History Museum
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It will be interesting to see how this gets integrated into that museum. Hopefully it won't continue to be a divisive issue.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
LTC Kevin B. I heard there are discussions on Melting it Down to Make a More Appropriate Work of Art.
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LTC Kevin B.
PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Quite possible. That's what they did with the Charlottesville statue.
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Put it in a separate but equal (ha!) part of the museum for traitor fetishists only
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Slave owner and a slave beater!!! Don't let the trumptards lie to you.
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