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Virginia to begin removal process of Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond, governor says

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By Amir Vera and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The final piece of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, will be removed starting this week, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday. The state reached a deal with the city to remove the 40-foot granite pedestal the Lee statue sat on for more than a ce…

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Northam to remove Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert

  2. Politico

    Virginia’s governor to remove Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city (opens Politico)

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    The Lee statue, a one-of-a-kind bronze equestrian piece installed in 1890, was hauled away earlier this year.

  3. KRDO

    Virginia to begin removal process of Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond, governor says (opens KRDO)

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    By Amir Vera and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The final piece of the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Virginia, will be removed starting this week, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday. The state reached a deal with the city to remove the 40-foot granite pedestal the Lee statue sat on for more than a ce…

  4. The Daily Nonpareil

    Crews begin long process of dismantling Lee statue pedestal (opens The Daily Nonpareil)

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    RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Preliminary work to remove an enormous pedestal that until recently held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee got underway Monday in Richmond.

  5. FOX 5 DC

    Virginia Gov. Northam to remove Robert E. Lee statue pedestal, transfer land to city (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond.

  6. NBC News

    Virginia to remove pedestal where Robert E. Lee statue once stood in Richmond (opens NBC News)

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    Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that once held a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond.

  7. Fox News

    Virginia to remove Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond: 'Successful conclusion' (opens Fox News)

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    The pedestal on which a controversial statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stood for 131 years in Richmond, Virginia, before being dismantled in September is also slated to be removed, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday.

  8. NBC New York

    Virginia Governor Announces Removal of Lee Statue Pedestal, Transfer of Land to City (opens NBC New York)

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    The move comes about a month before the Ralph Northam leaves office and Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, who has expressed less enthusiasm about the statue’s removal, is sworn in.

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