The state can take down a towering statue of the Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond -- a centerpiece of protests against racial injustice.

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that is one of America’s largest monuments to the Confederacy was hosted off its pedestal and removed Wednesday to cheers in Richmond, Virginia.

CBS Reports presents "Speaking Frankly | Symbolic Justice" 25:37 The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday that the state can take down an enormous statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday that the state can take down an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that became widely seen as a symbol of racial ...

A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, is set to come down on Wednesday, more than 130 years after it was built as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now wi… ...

The pedestal on which a controversial statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stood for 131 years in Richmond, Virginia, before being dismantled in September is also slated to be removed, Gov ...

Virginia to remove Robert E. Lee statue pedestal in Richmond, ... the General Assembly passed legislation allowing for the removal of Confederate monuments on publicly owned properties.

Crews remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, September 8, 2021 in Richmond, Virginia. Steve Helber / Getty Images ...

Register to become a blood donor. The moon illuminates the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Friday June. 5, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled ...

Item 1 of 2 People gather at the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, days ahead of President-elect Joe Biden inauguration, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. January 17, 2021.

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the state can remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from where it's stood for over a century in Richmond.. Some residents argued in ...