CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted away from its place of prominence in Charlottesville on Saturday and carted off to storage, years after its ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A judge in Richmond has issued an injunction preventing Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration from removing an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee for 10 days. The ...

The Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the state can remove a large statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the city of Richmond's "Monument Avenue." Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ...

Duke University will keep a spot at its iconic chapel that once included a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee empty, President Vincent Price said Thursday. Duke University will keep a spot at ...

Taxpayers are expected to catch a small break after the monument of Robert E. Lee was removed in Oak Lawn Park last September. The removal and relocation of the statue, approved by city council, ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- A time capsule estimated to be more than 130 years old, unearthed from the base of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, was opened Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia, and the ...

An Aug. 27 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes photos of a statue of a silver beast-like figure standing upright. “They replaced the Robert E. Lee statue in New Orleans with this,” ...

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