Virginia's highest court ruled Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that.
Virginiaâs high court approves removal of Confederate statues By Syndicated Content
Apr 1, 2021 11:45 AM
(Reuters) - Virginia s highest court on Thursday ruled the city of Charlottesville can remove two Confederate statues, including one of General Robert E. Lee that was the focus of a deadly white nationalist rally in 2017.
In overturning a state Circuit Court decision, the state Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit filed by citizens trying to stop the removal from city parks of the Lee statue and one honoring General Thomas Stonewall Jackson.
The city s planned removal of the Lee statue in 2017 prompted a rally by white supremacists and neo-Nazis that turned deadly when a car driven into a crowd killed a counter-protester, 32-year-old Heather Heyer.
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(Reuters) - Virginia's highest court on Thursday ruled the city of Charlottesville can remove two Confederate statues, including one of General Robert.
High court: Charlottesville can remove Confederate statues
MATTHEW BARAKAT and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press
April 1, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 file photo, city workers drape a tarp over a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Emancipation park in Charlottesville, Va., intended to symbolize the city s mourning for Heather Heyer who was killed while protesting a white nationalist rally earlier in the month. On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Virginia s highest court ruled that the city of Charlottesville can take down this and another statue of a Confederate general.Steve Helber/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this Saturday, July 8, 2017 file photo, protesters carry signs in front of a statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson as they demonstrate against a KKK rally in Justice Park in Charlottesville, Va. On Thursday, April 1, 2021, Virginia s highest court ruled that the city of Charlottesville can take down