Robert E. Lee’s great-grandson said it may be “appropriate” for Confederate statues to come down and be exhibited in museums following the violent rally in Charlottesville, Va., last week, according to a report.

“Eventually someone is going to have to make a decision, and if that’s the local lawmaker, so be it. But we have to be able to have that conversation without all of the hatred and the violence. And if they choose to take those statues down, fine,” Robert E. Lee V told CNN.

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