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Virginia governor orders removal of statue of Civil War General Lee - Reuters
Saying the statue should be detached from its pedestal “as soon as possible” by the Department of General Services, the Democratic governor acknowledged the move could stir anger from admirers of the commander, who led troops in a slave-owning state during the American Civil War.
“Yes, that statue has been there for a long time. But it was wrong then and it is wrong now, so we’re taking it down,” Northam told a press conference.
A spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of General Services did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment about when the statue would be removed.
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Save your Confederate money, boys. The South will rise again!
Saying the statue should be detached from its pedestal “as soon as possible” by the Department of General Services, the Democratic governor acknowledged the move could stir anger from admirers of the commander, who led troops in a slave-owning state during the American Civil War.
“Yes, that statue has been there for a long time. But it was wrong then and it is wrong now, so we’re taking it down,” Northam told a press conference.
A spokeswoman for the Virginia Department of General Services did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment about when the statue would be removed.
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Save your Confederate money, boys. The South will rise again!