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Charlottesville removes statue at center of 2017 white nationalist rally


Charlottesville removes statue at center of 2017 white nationalist rally
The monument of Stonewall Jackson, erected in 1921, is lifted from its pedestal in Charlottesville, Va. on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Eze Amos/The New York Times.
by Hawes Spencer and Michael Levenson
CHARLOTTESVILLE
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- Four years after a woman was killed and dozens were injured when white nationalists protested the planned removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, workers removed the statue Saturday, along with a nearby monument to Stonewall Jackson, another Confederate general.
The larger-than-life-sized statue of Lee was hoisted off its granite base shortly after 8 a.m. as a crowd of about 200 looked on. As the flatbed truck carrying the bronze statue rumbled down East Jefferson Street, a toot of the truck’s horn prompted cheers and applause. ....

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After Removing Two Statues, Charlottesville Officials Vote To Take Down A Third


City of Charlottesville
Originally published on July 10, 2021 5:56 pm
Saturday marked a day of sweeping changes to the landscape of Charlottesville, Va., as local officials removed three statues seen by many as symbols of perpetuating racial inequality in America.
Early Saturday morning, the city took down statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Then, during an emergency midday meeting of the city council, officials unanimously voted to remove another statue featuring Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and Shoshone interpreter Sacagawea, which was taken down Saturday afternoon.
Public outcry over the statue of Lee became the backdrop for an August 2017 Unite the Right rally in which white supremacists descended on the city, ultimately leading to the death of one counterprotester. ....

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