The plans to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., were stalled for more than a year. | Eze Amos/Getty ImagesA towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is expected to be taken down on Wednesday as a symbol of racial injustice, more than 130 years after it was erected in tribute to the South’s Civil War leader.
Patrick McSweeney, an attorney for plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits, said Monday that he plans to notify the high court that he will ask for a rehearing, but such requests are rarely granted. From 2016 through 2020, the court granted rehearings in just two of the 86 requests it received, said L. Steven Emmert, an appellate attorney who publishes a website focusing on appellate rulings in Virginia.
Once the statue is hoisted off the pedestal, it's expected to be cut into two pieces for transport, although the final plan is subject to change, said Dena Potter, a spokeswoman for the state's Department of General Services. As one of the largest and most recognizable Confederate statues in the country, the removal of the Lee statute is expected to draw large crowds.
Are you still funded by Lockheed Martin?
To show y’all how big this statue is just look at the people at the base.
BS
What about leaving the horse
Weren’t you purchased by a conservative group?
This guy committed treason and killed US soldiers in defense of slavery and he's been venerated and honored on US soil for those acts ever since. Can't make this stuff up....
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Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on WednesdayRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state officials said Monday. as a southerner and according to RE Lee's own writings/wishes.....GOOD! It's about damn time. You don’t have statues of Rommel or Himmler in Germany because that would be offensive. A statue is a honer. There is no honer is Lee’s position. In addition to removing the statues, let's remove the whitewashing of American history in the public school system please.
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Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on WednesdayA towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state officials said Monday. “Virginia’s largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week,” Gov. Ralph Northam said in news release on Monday. The imposing, 21-foot (6.4-meter) tall bronze likeness of Lee on a horse sits atop a granite pedestal nearly twice that high in the grassy center of a traffic circle on Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue. Is it about time? Somewhere in the basement maybe.. Does erasing all of our history change anything? What happened, happened. What’s next a book burning? 😢🥺😩😣😢😤
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The largest Confederate monument in the US is set for removal this weekThe largest remaining Confederate statue in the US is coming down on Wednesday after towering over Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, for more than 130 years. Yippee Good. It causes some pain, & makes others think its ok to be racist. Sad day for Richmond
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