Virginia to remove Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond: ‘Successful conclusion’
The pedestal had been defaced with profane, anti-police graffiti The pedestal on which a controversial statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stood for 131 years in Richmond, Virginia, is slated to be removed, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday. The land that housed both the statue and the plinth will be returned to the city,…