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The transfer of the Lee statue and other monuments to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, was announced December 30, 2021 [52] and given unanimous approval by the Richmond City Council the next month.
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Jul 7, 2020 · The statue was a monumental symbol created to overshadow a social movement, blunt its course, and attempt to erase its history. In spring 1886, the newly created Workingmen’s Reform Party...
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Jul 27, 2017 · On May 7, 1890, when the pieces of the statue arrived in Richmond, a procession followed the crates to the site of the monument. The Planet noted “The boxes were decorated with bunting and Confederate Flags.
Sep 9, 2021 · On Wednesday morning in Richmond, Va., as a crane dislodged the 12-ton statue of Robert E. Lee, Confederate general and icon of a much mythologized chapter of U.S. history—a period defined by...
Sep 8, 2021 · A 133-year-old time capsule that was placed at the pedestal of the Confederate monument in Richmond, Va. in 1887 will be replaced by a new time capsule filled with modern-day artifacts.
Sep 8, 2021 · Plans to take down the Robert E. Lee statue were first announced over a year ago, in June of 2020. However, lawsuits brought forth by the residents of Richmond's Monument Avenue, including Helen Marie Taylor and William Gregory, delayed the removal of the statue.
