Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on Wednesday

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The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is bathed successful the precocious prima connected Monument Avenue successful Richmond, Va., Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. The statue is scheduled to beryllium removed by the authorities Wednesday, Sept. 8, aft a ruling by the Virginia Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Posted at 8:41 PM, Sep 07, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-07 21:41:23-04

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee successful Richmond, Virginia, is astir to beryllium taken down arsenic a awesome of radical injustice.

Wednesday's planned removal comes much than 130 years aft the monument was erected to grant the South's apical subject commandant successful the Civil War.

While galore different Confederate symbols crossed the South person been removed without nationalist announcements, Gov. Ralph Northam’s bureau is expecting a multitude and plans to livestream the event.

Richmond was the superior of the Confederacy for overmuch of the Civil War, and the Lee statue became an epicenter of protests past twelvemonth against constabulary brutality and racism.

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