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Washington Post fact-checker finds no evidence showing pastor is related to Robert E. Lee Jeremy Beaman
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Washington Post’s fact-checker disputed whether Robert “Rob” W. Lee IV, a pastor who gained attention last summer by claiming relation to Robert E. Lee and calling for monuments honoring the late military leader to be taken down, is a relative of the late Confederate general from Virginia.
Citing historical and genealogical records, Glenn Kessler wrote in a column published on Friday that said “there’s no evidence” that Rob Lee, who was born in North Carolina, and Robert E. Lee are actually related. He said he did not find that Rob Lee is a descendant of Robert E. Lee’s brother, Charles Carter Lee, which had been reported previously.
Pastor’s claim to Gen. Robert E. Lee ancestry debunked by Washington Post
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Pastor Rob Lee, who spoke in Birmingham in 2018 denouncing the city s Confederate monument, has had his ancestry claim debunked by The Washington Post. He claimed he was a descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee s brother, including at this appearance at First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com)
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The Rev. Rob Lee, who spoke out against Birmingham’s Confederate monument in 2018 while claiming to be a relative of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, is not related to the general, The Washington Post has reported.