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U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia has been melted down

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Robert E. Lee statue that prompted deadly protest in Virginia has been melted down

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U.S. News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year ago

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A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017 has been melted down and will be repurposed into new works of art.

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Good riddance!

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