Tag: Robert E. Lee

Bill de Blasio demands immediate change of NYC street named after Robert E. Lee

Mica Soellner · June 11, 2020 7:22 pm

Oxford protesters demand removal of statue of British colonialist Cecil Rhodes

Mica Soellner · June 9, 2020 10:04 pm

People gather at the Robert E. Lee Monument, now covered by protest graffiti, in Richmond, Virginia.

Judge temporarily blocks removal of Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond

Caitlin Yilek · June 9, 2020 2:15 pm

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee sits in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Va. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, D-Va., argued Thursday that it may be difficult for cities to prioritize the dismantling of Confederate monuments given all the other funding priorities they have. (AP Photo/Julia Rendleman, File)

‘No longer the capital of the Confederacy’: Virginia to remove Robert E. Lee statue ‘as soon as possible’

Spencer Neale · June 4, 2020 6:13 pm

Virginia bill that would allow removal of Confederate statues passes Legislature

Emma Hagedoorn · March 9, 2020 12:26 pm

In this Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, photo, a visitor eats lunch in front of a statue of Robert E. Lee that is surrounded by fencing and a No Trespassing sign in Charlottesville, Va., at the park that was the focus of the Unite the Right rally.

Virginia poised to nix day honoring Robert E. Lee and make Election Day a state holiday instead

Zach Halaschak · February 7, 2020 6:15 pm

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, gestures as he delivers his budget briefing before a meeting of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019.

‘Cruel slave owner’: Ralph Northam to push for removing Robert E. Lee statue from Capitol

John Gage · January 2, 2020 9:29 pm

The Complicated History of Washington & Lee University

Peter J. Boyer · November 19, 2018 7:04 am

The Trial That Didn’t Happen

Allen C. Guelzo · April 13, 2018 5:10 am