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Breaking News: A statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from its pedestal in Virginia’s capital. It was one of the nation’s largest Confederate monuments.

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A statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from its pedestal in Virginia's capital. It was one of the nation's largest Confederate monuments.

Wednesday, September 8, 2021 9:11 AM EST

The Lee statue was erected in 1890, the first of six Confederate monuments — symbols of white power that dotted the main boulevard in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy. On Wednesday, it was the last of them to be removed.

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