In the old capital of the Confederacy, the once-sacred statues of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, and other Confederates are finally coming down, according to Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam.
The Civil War ended more than 150 years ago, and now, at last, the war over the meaning of the Civil War is also ending.
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