Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans to take down the statue in June 2020.
The plans to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., were stalled for more than a year. | Eze Amos/Getty ImagesA towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is expected to be taken down on Wednesday as a symbol of racial injustice, more than 130 years after it was erected in tribute to the South’s Civil War leader.
Patrick McSweeney, an attorney for plaintiffs in one of the lawsuits, said Monday that he plans to notify the high court that he will ask for a rehearing, but such requests are rarely granted. From 2016 through 2020, the court granted rehearings in just two of the 86 requests it received, said L. Steven Emmert, an appellate attorney who publishes a website focusing on appellate rulings in Virginia.
Once the statue is hoisted off the pedestal, it's expected to be cut into two pieces for transport, although the final plan is subject to change, said Dena Potter, a spokeswoman for the state's Department of General Services. As one of the largest and most recognizable Confederate statues in the country, the removal of the Lee statute is expected to draw large crowds.
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Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on WednesdayRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state officials said Monday.
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Virginia is set to remove Richmond's Lee statue on WednesdayA towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice, state officials said Monday. “Virginia’s largest monument to the Confederate insurrection will come down this week,” Gov. Ralph Northam said in news release on Monday. The imposing, 21-foot (6.4-meter) tall bronze likeness of Lee on a horse sits atop a granite pedestal nearly twice that high in the grassy center of a traffic circle on Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue.
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Richmond, Virginia to remove largest Confederate statue of Robert E. Lee remaining in U.S.The statue will come down on Wednesday, September 8, 131 years after the statue was put in place. It will be placed in storage until its future is determined.
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Virginia to take down Robert E. Lee statue on WednesdayA statue of Confederate Civil War General Robert E. Lee that towers six stories over Richmond, Virginia, and was a centerpiece of protests over racial injustice, is coming down this week.
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The largest Confederate monument in the US is set for removal this weekThe largest remaining Confederate statue in the US is coming down on Wednesday after towering over Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, for more than 130 years.
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Virginia to remove 12-ton Robert E. Lee statue in state capital this week
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