Virginia removes Robert E. Lee statue from US Capitol
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foxnews.comVirginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced early Monday morning that overnight his state removed a statue of Confederate president Robert E.
Lee from the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection. Each state is permitted to have two statues in the collection, and since 1909 Virginia had one of Lee and one of President George Washington.
A state commission last week decided that a statue of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns will take its place. "The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive history, and it is past time we tell our story with images of perseverance, diversity, and inclusion," Northam said in a statement. "I look forward to seeing a trailblazing young woman of color represent Virginia in the U.S..
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