Lee statue base reassembled after failed time capsule search

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Workers returned to the site in Richmond where a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee stood for more than a century, but won't resume their search for a 134-year-old time capsule state officials believe is buried in the statue's enormous granite pedestal.

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Devon Henry, owner of the construction company that removed the Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue, center, looks on as crews work on retrieving a 134-year-old time capsule at Monument Avenue, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, in Richmond, Va. The time capsule will be replaced with a new one.

Crews spent about 12 hours Thursday removing massive stones and digging in search of the 1887 time capsule, but were unable to find it. On Thursday, crews used ground-penetrating radar devices, a metal detector and other construction equipment to try to locate the 1887 copper time capsule they believed was tucked inside or under a cornerstone of the 40-foot tall pedestal.

The new time capsule to be placed Friday contains items reflective of current events, including an expired vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a Black Lives Matter sticker and a photograph of a Black ballerina with her fist raised near the Lee statue during last summer’s protests in Richmond.

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Do we REALLY want to know what white supremacists who put up a General Lee statue wanted to save in a time capsule? It's probably some seriously vile shit.

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