Virginia's highest court ruled on Thursday that the city of Charlottesville can take down two statues of Confederate generals, including one of Robert E. Lee that became the focus of a violent white nationalist rally in 2017. The state Supreme Court overturned a Circuit Court decision in favor of a group of residents who sued to block the city from taking down the Lee statue and a nearby monument to fellow Gen. Thomas J "Stonewall" Jackson. Charlottesville's city council voted to remove both.from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, US Election 2020 news on Times of India https://ift.tt/3dqsxKP
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