Robert E. Lee statue that sparked Charlottesville riot melted down
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 27, 2023
A statue of a US Civil War general for the pro-slavery Confederacy that became the focus of protests for racial justice has been melted down in secret, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.
(FILES) Workers remove the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a park in Charlottesville, Virginia on July 10, 2021. A statue of a US Civil War general for the pro-slavery Confederacy that became the focus of protests for racial justice has been melted down in secret, The Washington Post reported on October 26. The Post said the statue, which had been . . .
