Statue of Robert E. Lee removed from US Capitol building

Virginia's 111-year tribute-on-the-national-stage to renowned traitor Robert E. Lee has ended.

AP:

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection early Monday morning.

Northam had requested the removal and a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state.

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