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Two Controversial Statues Removed In Charlottesville, Virginia, Four Years After Deadly Protest

NPR

Published July 12, 2021 at 12:20 PM CDT

In Charlottesville, Virginia, two statues were taken down, a plan four years in the making.

The statues of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson were removed Saturday.

VPM’s Ben Paviour has the latest.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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