The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was removed from its stone pedestal Saturday morning, July 10, 2021.
WTOP’s Dick Uliano was there as it happened. See photos of the work below.
PHOTOS: Removal of the Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Va.
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The Robert E. Lee statue is removed in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday.
(WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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Workers remove the monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va.
(AP Photo/John C. Clark)
Workers remove the monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The removal of the Lee statue follows years of contention, community anguish and legal fights. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)
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The removal of the Lee statue follows years of contention, community anguish and legal fights.
(AP Photo/John C. Clark)
Workers prepare to remove the monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The removal of the Lee statue follows years of contention, community anguish and legal fights. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)
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Workers prepare to remove the monuments of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va.
(AP Photo/John C. Clark)
Workers prepare to remove the monuments of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. The removal of the Lee statue follows years of contention, community anguish and legal fights. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)
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In Charlottesville, Virginia, the statue of Robert E. Lee is removed in front of a small crowd that gathered on Saturday morning.
(WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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A small crowd gathers in Charlottesville, Virginia, for the removal of the Gen. Robert E. Lee statue.
(WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday.
(WTOP/Dick Uliano)
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