Virginia City Removes Nearly 100-Year-Old Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee
[Virginia City Removes Nearly 100-Year-Old Statue
of Confederate General Robert E. Lee by Warner Todd Huston | Charlottesville, VA
| Breitbart] "The City of Charlottesville, Virginia, has decided to remove a
statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that has stood in a city park for
nearly 100 years, reports say.
In a three to two vote, the Charlottesville City
Council decided to eliminate the equestrian statue memorializing the Confederate
hero that was first erected 93 years ago in the city’s Lee park. After the vote,
city leaders also vowed to erase Lee’s name from the park, CBS reported.
The final anti-Lee vote was cast by Councilman Bob
Fenwick who said afterward, “There is not just one way to honor history.
Particularly at the expense of our neighbors.”
The city said it would cost around $300,000 to remove
the long-standing memorial to the famed Confederate General.
Both Mayor Mike Signer and Councilor Kathy Galvin said
they were very uncomfortable with the high cost of removing the statue.
The meeting was contentious as the pro-Lee and
anti-Lee forces clashed. At one point, police even ejected at least four people
from the meeting.
Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy pleaded for
“understanding.”
“Just because we disagree on this issue doesn’t mean
anyone who disagrees with me is my enemy,” he said. “The only way for us to move
forward is for us to love each other, understand each other, and that we have to
do this together...” Full text:
Virginia City Removes Nearly 100-Year-Old Statue of Confederate General Robert
E. Lee
Ac 17:26
It is.
Ulysses S. Grant showed him more respect than we do today.
So glad
Nikki Haley got her big promotion by the way.
Sweet Home Alabama ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd
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City Removes Nearly 100-Year-Old Statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee