RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After days of unrest over the death of George Floyd, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee near downtown Richmond would be taken down from its massive granite pedestal as soon as possible. The governor said it would be moved to storage while his administration weighs its future. Northam’s decision has been widely praised by black leaders and activists as a key marker on the path to equality but not the finish line. For years, their calls to remove that monument and others in this former capital of the Confederacy have met resistance.
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A large group of protesters gather around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue near downtown Tuesday Jun. 2, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The crowd protesting police brutality chanted “Tear it down.” (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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