2020-06-05 at 4:01 PM UTC
RICHMOND, Va. – The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has towered over this Virginia city for more than 100 years will be removed "as soon as possible," Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday.
The news came after days of protest surrounding the Lee statue and other Confederate monuments on the city's Monument Avenue, sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and protests against racial inequality around the country.
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney said Thursday he would propose to the city council that the four other Confederate memorials be removed, too.
"Ladies and gentleman, it's time. It's time. It's time to put an end to the lost cause and fully embraced the righteous cause. It's time to replace the racist symbols of oppression and inequality," Stoney said at a news conference Thursday.
"Richmond is no longer the capital of the Confederacy," he added.
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2020-06-05 at 4:07 PM UTC
shut the fuck up, nerd. Go the fuck back where u came from. Ur not wanted here.
2020-06-05 at 4:12 PM UTC
It's posts with this great attitude that will surely unite the country...
"we want peace, we want equality, we want to unite...Oh lolol the South got fucked in the ass again!"
the hypocrisy of the left...fucking lol.
2020-06-05 at 4:21 PM UTC
We need to erase southern culture