Ed Gillespie, Ralph Northam spar over Confederate statues during debate

By Sean Langille

Published September 20, 2017 2:56am ET

Ed Gillespie, Ralph Northam spar over Confederate statues during debate — "We don't have to glorify the objects of the statues; we can educate about them." Ed Gillespie said. "We have to learn from history, and that is a difference." (Scott Mason/The Winchester Star via AP) | Scott Mason

The issue of how to handle Confederate monuments became a point of contention during Tuesday’s Virginia gubernatorial debate between Democrat Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie.

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