The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee that formerly stood in the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, will be donated to an African American heritage organization, where it will be melted down and turned into another public art piece.
The City Council of Charlottesville voted unanimously, 4-0, to donate the bronze equestrian statue of Lee, which was removed by the city in July, to the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, whose initiative, “Swords Into Plowshares,” received the support of people and organizations including the Descendants of Enslaved Communities at the University of Virginia, as well as descendants of slaves who worked at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, Fox News reported. The organization will also inform the public of the project’s development via a “community engagement process.” The organization raised some $590,000 to finance the project.
Getting rid of history – and already preparing to repeat it!
Put BACK ALL our statues in VA & Beyond !!!!! Take Back OUR AMERICA !!!!!
A new art piece, eh?
Well let’s Melt Down the MLK one then & see how that goes !!!!!
Put it BACK where it was Now that New Governor in office & Raise the Southern Flag too !!!!
What an effin’ disgrace!
Maybe it can be a new statue of one of Jesse Jacksons “love childs”!
Let me guess. They are going to make a new George Floyd statue out of it.
They are trying to erase all history but there are still those around who remember the truth in history, and those that died for it. This is shameful and unAmerican!!!
Harriett Tubman here I come!!
Governor Youngkin or Governot Youngkin…are you going to turn this around and save the statue?