“The tarps came in earlier than we expected and we had staff available today to cover up the monuments so that is what we did,” Joe Rice, Charlottesville communications coordinator, Here’s what you need to know about the statue that drew white nationalists to Charlottesville.In April, the Charlottesville City Council voted to sell the bronze statue that stands in downtown Charlottesville.

All rights reserved. He said that the statue's presence "disrespected" parts of the community, and that he had "spoken with several different people who have said they have …

Should a court eventually clear the way, it won’t be a simple task to take down the 21-foot- (6.4-meter) equestrian statue of Lee, the military commander of the Confederacy that for nearly all of the Civil War had its seat in Richmond. Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant wrote in the decision released Monday that “the public interest does weigh in favor" of a temporary injunction barring the statue's removal. In the property owners’ case, Marchant found that the plaintiffs have the general standing to sue.

RICHMOND, Va. -- As long as the statues remain standing, he said, they will remain powerful symbols of white supremacy.

The one depicting Lee astride his horse is impossible for the Rev. (Source: WVIR) (Source: WVIR) By CJ Paschall | August 21, 2020 at 8:59 PM EDT - … Photo: ReutersThree years ago, Charlottesville was the epicenter of a renewed national debate over the legacy of slavery and the Confederacy after a white supremacist rally in August 2017 Charlottesville’s Confederate statues remain in place for now, however, because of a court injunction against their removal. Plaintiff William C. Gregory, the great-grandson of land donors, had argued the state agreed to “faithfully guard” and “affectionately protect” the statue on historic Monument Avenue that is among the most prominent Confederate tributes in the U.S. His attorney didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Among them is Helen Marie Taylor, a longtime Monument Avenue resident and defender of the statues. As At the time, City Attorney Craig Brown admitted that there would be legal battles ahead to remove the statue.“There is a pending court suit challenging the right to relocate the Lee statue,” Brown Moore said that the city could still rename Lee and Jackson parks, and could continue plans to remove the Lee statue, as well as plans to replace them with other historical monuments.

After the City Council voted in 2017 to remove the Robert E. Lee statue, white supremacists and other far-right extremists gathered in Charlottesville to protest the decision at … WTOP.com | Alexa | Google Home | WTOP App | 103.5 FM In the property owners' case, Marchant found that the plaintiffs have the general standing to sue. Paul Walker, rector of the nearby Christ Episcopal Church.

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring has filed a motion to dismiss the property owners' lawsuit, and “remains committed to ensuring this divisive, antiquated relic is removed as soon as possible,” according to a statement from his spokeswoman, Charlotte Gomer. © Episcopal News Service 2020 – David Paulsen is an editor and reporter for Episcopal News Service. The immediate trigger for yesterday’s rally-turned-riot was the Charlottesville City Council’s efforts to remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee… The City of Charlottesville has 15 days to remove the tarps over the statues of Gens. It filed a motion acknowledging the change in law and asking that the injunction be modified accordingly.“We’re not looking to drag this out any further; the Monument Fund’s argument has always been that the City Council’s actions did not comply with the law,” spokesman Charles Weber The city has appealed the case to the Virginia Supreme Court Protests in Charlottesville after Floyd’s killing have included specific calls for the statues’ removal, including a recent march from downtown to the University of Virginia, said Walker, the Christ Church rector. Powered by Charlottesville has attracted white nationalists from across the country because of its Robert E. Lee Statue, which the city council wants to remove.

“There seems to be broader momentum around addressing some of these issues.”The church, founded in 1919, has long been involved in social justice advocacy work, he said, so “it’s not new to us.” But he senses other congregations now are willing to take up that work as well. Charlottesville has attracted white nationalists from across the country because of its Robert E. Lee Statue, which the city council wants to remove. On August 23, 11 days after the Charlottesville protests, city officials put drapes over the Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson statues.

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