Robert E. Lee Statue Removed From U.S. Capitol After 111 Years
Workers remove the Robert E. Lee statue from the U.S. Capital. (Image: Twitter/@GovernorVA)
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday that the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee has been removed from the U.S Capitol.
The statue has been sitting in the Capitol Building for 111 years, but Northam called the statue a symbol of the state’s white supremacist history and it’s time we move to a story of diversity and inclusion.
“We should all be proud of this important step forward for our Commonwealth and our country,” Northam said in a statement. “The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive history, and it is past time we tell our story with images of perseverance, diversity, and inclusion.”