Crews in Charlottesville, Virginia, will begin removing two Confederate monuments from city property on Saturday, the city announced Friday.
The statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson will be taken down and put into storage. Their stone bases will be removed at a later date, the city said.
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