The monument in Decatur, Georgia, was removed on June 18 after a judge ruled it a “public nuisance.”Rev. Robert Lee IV is the great-great-great-nephew of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and he says that taking down Confederate symbols in public spaces is a “no brainer.”
“This is a no brainer. This is an issue of justice and of peace,” he said. “[If] we want peace in our time and the ability to [have] equality … we must do that by addressing the monuments not only in stone and in bronze, but elsewhere as well.”Lee spoke to ABC News in the wake of NASCAR's ban on Confederate Flags from its racetracks earlier this month and several Confederate statues being taken down. On Tuesday night, Mississippi Gov.
Artist Dustin Klein projects an image of George Floyd onto the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., June 18, 2020.“I didn’t see this happening in my lifetime. This is an incredible opportunity to seek justice, to try to right the wrongs of the past by seeking redemption and atonement for all of these things that have been wrong,” Lee said. “This is the first domino of many dominos to fall that can really shape the way we view our future.
Historians note that Lee’s ancestor was a brilliant general. But what parts of his history should be honored?The statue of Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham lies on the ground after protesters pulled it down in Monroe Park in Richmond, Va., June 6, 2020.
LIME YVETTE CARNELL SAID 5YRS AGO,THIS IS A DISTRACTION. LETS TALK ABOUT THE REAL POINT HERE REPARATIONS AND BLACK AGENDA ADOS
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It was supposed to be placed on the ground and stepped on multiple times before being thrown in the trash
How tone deaf is that?
This is good. But this IS 2020. Civil War ended in 1865. Flag was adopted in 1894 (this alone proves what the 'pupose' was.) Again, this is 2020. We've got a Hell of a lot of work to do...
If you stop harassing folk for traffic violations,all will be good! If you stop harassing folk for a little weed,all will be good! If you remove this statue,all will be good! If you remove this flag, all will be good! We were promised PEACE and it never came!
Yep ! realDonaldTrump POTUS WhiteHouse WHAT YOU GONNA DO ?
We could careless about flags & statues we want the land theft, the loss money from hundreds of years free & stolen labor, justice from when the KKK/local sheriff would ride to our homes gang rape our wives & daughters in lieu of not burning down our homes.
Boooo
the USA is rising... with more allies
We should change the American slogan Land of the Brave and Land of the free. To America Land of the Sensitive and Bitching.
They lost over 150yrs ago... Good Grief...This is 2020, STOP this Madness.
That’s where those things belong.
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Awe, did they hold a ceremony for a flag from the past? Isn't that nice. Bye-bye flag. BlackLivesMatter VoteTrumpOut2020 VoteOutTheGOP VoteBiden2020
Their real purpose is not to take whose statue, but to tell people... that they can change American history, and thus change America!
The Mississippi flag is an artifact. Time to make racism history as well.
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Why do Americans want to honor those who fought against the United States? They seceded from America, formed another country, & declared war against us * LOST. They believed they had the right to own other people because of the color of their skin. What is wrong w/you people?
I'm ready for a new Trump statue.
Happy day for real Americans ! Right before the 4th of July !
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Now if only the can remove the way people think about racism 🤔
In 2021 if people are wondering how Trump won the election they can simply go back and watch this video...why are the Democrats always throwing away unloseable elections?
So our local governments are joining rioting mobs in removing historical statues. It does not matter if it is government employees with professional equipment, or if it is marauders with chains and ropes and spray paint. Those are America’s statues.
Most of these people don’t even know who he is or the history behind him. This does nothing for our society and doesn’t change anyone’s view other than another statue removed
Jackson really wasn’t that great of a general, anyway. Reading the history shows that Lee began to doubt him as Jackson was often late to the party. I notice that they aren’t removing any statues of that other traitor, Bendict Arnold...because there aren’t any.
Any day is a great day if it moves the Confederacy further into the ash heap of history.
This is wrong people stand up far history 😡🇺🇸
What a bullshit! This is history! Good or bad, but that is something we all need to remember. You can’t just erase everything you don’t like from history! Then there will be no history left!
We are literally watching the fall of western civilisation. Barbarians cheering at the toppling of statues. These ideologues know nothing about the history they seek to destroy. Disgusting.
Has anyone else noticed that the majority of these protesters are ignorant millennials and failures? If they are the future of this country we are fucked!
Jefferson Davis must be spinning in his grave.
The time comes to remove all Statues worldwide .
If you don’t respect the history of others, then don’t expect others to respect your history.
Goodbye Stoney! You're history!
Stonewall Jackson was a proponent of the “lost cause” which has muddled history since the end of the war. His statue belongs in a museum with context, not in a place of reverence.
They will never stop. Never. They’ll come for you eventually. Learn your history.
He spoke of the removal earlier in the day...
What, wait... without a Vote of We The People, 😲are you sure that’s even Constitutionally Legal😉☯️☮️
Hundreds arrested Scenes you've never seen before 😞
crazy and insane.
I live in VA and this means the world to me to see this statue removed. I hate seeing it with a passion! This dumb and big ass statue right near the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.
More fodder for the dumbed down.
One man's treasure is another man's junk.
Haha take them down all you want. The fact remains. When a republican gets voted in one day, re erect them all, especially columbus, the founder of the new world.
JoeABCNews As the Looser ion a civil war, they should only be a foot note, not a statue, and the flag if flown should be grounds for charges of insurrection, ask Vladimir, or that Duplicitous Chinese Bloke, the President for life of the PRC. I thought he was against Corruption, not his.
About fucken time, because times are changing.
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When is the presidents turn 🤔
Truthfully, was anyone really offended by this statue before Democrats told them to be?
Oh look, fascist Germany all over again? Ahhh gotta love repeating history
We should nuke Virginia.......wasn't it a Confederate state? Like taking down statues solves anything. Why not just stop racism? It's only been happening since the beginning of time.
Que imbecilidad más grande y cuanta ignorancia demuestran los políticos. Solo espero que nunca más sean reelegidos!
Put it on one of his golf courses
Too bad they can't dismount Stonewall and keep Little Sorrel.
KattyKay_ About damn time.
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What a shame. I'm glad I was able to see it before they destroy it
Well they were not Americans were they?
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Love it!
the fact that people died for this is fuskinng ridiculous
Are you going to remove Joe Biden from politics after he referred to Black Americans as the 'N' word several times in his 1994 speech. So proud of a bill he wrote which caused undue suffering on Blacks for decades? Will you still vote for that racist POS?
Look at all those ppl violating social distancing!!!!
BronzeOverBrawns 45isHate 45isTheHoax Feeble45 dude left our warriors hanging. he didn't get their backs abroad and then he used them to suppress and injure our civilians domestically. wtf protest this POS and his Rs. VoteEmOut BlackLivesMatter SupportOurTroops
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Keep your arm raised as to not lose balance, Stonewall! byetraitors
This will be repurposed on the Trump mini golf 18 th hole, aptly named The Monumental Failure Hole....
7NY WTF!!!
A quiet civil war is brewing just below the surface.....
of course, I am demonized for not following blindly the left narrative of history and not demonizing who they say to demonize. MM arr
And the whiny babies win by throwing a tantrum. Great. What’s next
Hopefully people realize these leftists won't stop w statues.
Good
Talaban attacks the USA. Destroying history in it's path to socialism and the fall of America.
A sad day, very sad day. Don’t let those traitors touch it!
Don’t give power to those f$king Millennials. Be proud of your history !
If you ignore history you're bond to repeat it. Stupid libs
Not that I necessarily agree with the removal of all these historical statues good or bad it's history but I'm not totally upset if they're moving them to a more dignified place maybe a battlefield Park some sort of Civil War Museum they might be more appropriate places anyhow
Mr Frump, did poop your pants?
Second Place Trophies, call em what they are
It is a real shame it was not dropped and shattered into a million little pieces.
We should remove all black people as they're a reminder of slavery too
Thankfully one of those straps didn't break and quasi-sling that statue in to the crowd...They should be much further back.
It IS our history... a history that we should be ashamed of, not a history we honor.
Melt it down.
Good
Memorials are for heroes. Statues are for saviors. Resign the worst parts of our history to the books. Farewell to the remnants of the traitorous Confederates. Long live the USA
is this what they mean when they say the south will rise again?
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Wake up people!!!! These politicians are using you!!! Wake up and stop letting these things happen to our country!!!
Take that losers 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
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The ancestors are dancing!
Pathetic!!!
Racial stories should leave behind to replace equality one!!!
Retiring the flag does not help with the reality that racism is deeply rooted in the everyday life. The flag is part of the history. Better keep it on and let people know the change of belief behind it.
Burn it !!
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roblee4 NewsLive LinseyDavis and refer to roblee4 as the 'descendant' and 'direct descendant' of Gen Lee multiple times, and he never corrects this. Someone's uncle is not their direct descendant. Your points are valid, don't taint them with lies and lies of omission. Falsewitness
roblee4 NewsLive roblee4 Brilliant interview Rev!
roblee4 NewsLive None of the statues should have been removed History should remain Teaching lessons 👏
roblee4 NewsLive Thats my pastor!! and I’m so proud of him!! roblee4 is a beacon of hope I’m these times where fear and hate reign supreme.
roblee4 NewsLive So well said. Thank you - you gave me words for my feelings on all of this.
roblee4 NewsLive This man should pay reparations to the black people!
roblee4 NewsLive Why not get this descendent on?
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roblee4 NewsLive Well said!
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roblee4 NewsLive I'm offended by him being on TV take him down.
roblee4 NewsLive ERASING history is NOT the answer! We need statues and flags so the young generation can take selfies in front of and spark discussion!
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