Charlottesville to remove Confederate statue and center of 2017 protest
The statue of Robert E. Lee was meant to be removed in 2017. A second statue is expected to be removed soon as well.
A sign reading "Hate Has No Home Here" hangs by the statue of Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee, ahead of the one year anniversary of 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" protests, in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S., August 10, 2018(photo credit: BRIAN SNYDER/REUTERS)
