Another monument, to Confederate general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, was also removed.
July 12, 2021
A statue of Confederate general Robert E Lee located in Charlottesvilles is lifted off its pedestal in Market Street Park in Charlottesville, VA on July 10, 2021. Photo: John McDonnell/The Washington Post via Getty Images.
The city of Charlottesville, Virginia, has removed its memorial to Confederate general Robert E. Lee, a central symbol in the ongoing debate over public statuary in the U.S.
The nearly 100-year-old monument was the site of a violent rally organized by Neo-Nazis in 2017.
Municipal workers took down the memorial and a similar one erected in honor of Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, another Confederate general, during a public event Saturday, July 10. The two statues will remain in the care of the city until the Charlottesville council decides their fate.