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Statue of Confederate Leader Removed from US Capitol
Robert E. Lee statue represented Virginia in Statuary Hall; the general fought to uphold slavery
Robert E. Lee statue represented Virginia in Statuary Hall; the general fought to uphold slavery
The marble statue of a saluting Confederate soldier will be taken to a Civil War cemetery in a secluded area of campus
The figure had been a flashpoint for protests in the city after the police killing of George Floyd, and was often vandalized and marked by graffiti
Nancy Pelosi asks that four portraits of former House speakers be removed