Article 5BY3R It Took Over 100 Years, But Virginia Finally Removed a Statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee From the U.S. Capitol

It Took Over 100 Years, But Virginia Finally Removed a Statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee From the U.S. Capitol

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Joe Jurado
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The only thing weirder than the fact that a monument of a dude who straight up betrayed the United States exists in the nation's Capitol, representing the state of Virginia, is the fact it's been there for over 100 years. Well, at least it was, as Virginia has finally taken the step of removing the statue.

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