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Robert's Last Ride: On the Removal of the Lee Statue from the Confederate Capital
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Robert's Last Ride: On the Removal of the Lee Statue from the Confederate Capital

A poetic and visual montage reflecting on Robert E. Lee's monument being removed in Richmond, Virginia this week.

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Sep 09, 2021
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Robert's Last Ride: On the Removal of the Lee Statue from the Confederate Capital

Hundreds of onlookers erupted in cheers and song as the 21-foot-tall bronze figure was lifted off a pedestal and lowered to the ground. The removal marked a major victory for civil rights activists, whose previous calls to dismantle…

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