Muddy
09-08-2021, 02:15 PM
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This is a big deal around here..
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Richmond’s massive Robert E. Lee statue removed from pedestal on Monument Avenue
https://i.imgur.com/LdZ7tfx.jpg
RICHMOND, Va. (AP/WWBT) - One of the country’s largest Confederate monuments came down on Richmond’s Monument Avenue Wednesday morning.
The 21-foot-tall bronze statue of Robert E. Lee on a horse was hoisted off its 40-foot pedestal, 131 years after it was erected in the former capital of the Confederacy as a tribute to the Civil War leader.
While many saw the statue as an offensive glorification of the South’s slave-holding past, public officials had long resisted its removal, along with residents of Virginia who argued moving the monument would be akin to erasing history.
Governor Ralph Northam announced intentions last year to remove Lee from the state-owned property. Last week, Northam finally won the right to take it down after more than a year in litigation.
“This is an important step in showing who we are and what we value as a commonwealth,” Gov. Ralph Northam said in a news release announcing final plans for the removal.
https://i.imgur.com/QhvDO4C.jpg
The bulk of the work started around 8 a.m. and will continue through 12 p.m. After a crane lifts the 12-ton statue to the ground, it will be cut into three pieces for transport. The piece of bronze went up in 1890.
Road closures, no parking zones in place ahead of Lee statue removal
Richmond’s Police Chief said people were welcome to come and watch but were asked to remain peaceful.
“It’s a historical event. It’s a historic, peaceful event. Come down to watch Lee come down but any other agenda, you know, I don’t know what they would be seeking,” said Chief Gerald Smith, Richmond Police Dept.
There are multiple road closures in effect, along with fencing and a large police presence.
On Thursday, crews will remove the plaques and replace a time capsule on site. It will contain several items, including a vaccination card, a photo of a Black ballerina in front of the statue, a Black Lives Matter sticker and even a special edition of the National Geographic magazine with the iconic photo of George Floyd’s picture being projected onto the statue following his death.
https://youtu.be/99L5QPCC1sI
This is a big deal around here..
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Richmond’s massive Robert E. Lee statue removed from pedestal on Monument Avenue
https://i.imgur.com/LdZ7tfx.jpg
RICHMOND, Va. (AP/WWBT) - One of the country’s largest Confederate monuments came down on Richmond’s Monument Avenue Wednesday morning.
The 21-foot-tall bronze statue of Robert E. Lee on a horse was hoisted off its 40-foot pedestal, 131 years after it was erected in the former capital of the Confederacy as a tribute to the Civil War leader.
While many saw the statue as an offensive glorification of the South’s slave-holding past, public officials had long resisted its removal, along with residents of Virginia who argued moving the monument would be akin to erasing history.
Governor Ralph Northam announced intentions last year to remove Lee from the state-owned property. Last week, Northam finally won the right to take it down after more than a year in litigation.
“This is an important step in showing who we are and what we value as a commonwealth,” Gov. Ralph Northam said in a news release announcing final plans for the removal.
https://i.imgur.com/QhvDO4C.jpg
The bulk of the work started around 8 a.m. and will continue through 12 p.m. After a crane lifts the 12-ton statue to the ground, it will be cut into three pieces for transport. The piece of bronze went up in 1890.
Road closures, no parking zones in place ahead of Lee statue removal
Richmond’s Police Chief said people were welcome to come and watch but were asked to remain peaceful.
“It’s a historical event. It’s a historic, peaceful event. Come down to watch Lee come down but any other agenda, you know, I don’t know what they would be seeking,” said Chief Gerald Smith, Richmond Police Dept.
There are multiple road closures in effect, along with fencing and a large police presence.
On Thursday, crews will remove the plaques and replace a time capsule on site. It will contain several items, including a vaccination card, a photo of a Black ballerina in front of the statue, a Black Lives Matter sticker and even a special edition of the National Geographic magazine with the iconic photo of George Floyd’s picture being projected onto the statue following his death.
https://youtu.be/99L5QPCC1sI