Virginia removes Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue
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Crews prepare one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Richmond, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lifting straps surround the Lee statue as crews remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews remove the torso of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews use a saw to cut the statue as they remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
The public watch crews work to remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Richmond, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews work to remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Richmond, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews work to remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Richmond, Va.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews reposition the horse of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on a truck as they remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews reposition the horse of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on a truck as they remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Crews reposition the horse of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on a truck as they remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 8.