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11 JUL 2021 View in browser Facts, not fear. TRENDING TOPICS Confederate statues removed • Nile dam feud • Haiti security concern • Covid-19 booster shots • Giant panda status reclassified FEATURED UNDER-REPORTED STORIES Germany's lasting divisions • Mental health infrastructure • The next animal plague You are on the free plan of The Factual Ask 5 friends to try The Factual. Get a free year of The Factual Premium! Refer a friend TRENDING TOPICS, MOST CREDIBLE STORIES #1 in U.S. News • 37 articles Why has Charlottesville, VA removed its Confederate monuments? Top from last 48 hrs Charlottesville removes Confederate statues, including one that sparked deadly far-right rally. USA Today (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 80% • 3 min read Dozens of people lined the block and cheered as the bronze statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted off its pedestal. Streets were blocked off, and there was a visible police presence. The statue of Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson came down soon afterward. ... This past April, the Virginia Supreme Court made a final ruling in favor of the city, which voted Wednesday to appropriate funds for the removal. The city said it reached out to museums, historical societies, government, and military battlefields to inquire about their interest in acquiring the statues and received ten responses so far – six out of state and four in-state. ... In August of 2017, white supremacist and neo-Nazi organizers gathered for a "Unite the Right" rally to protest Charlottesville's decision to remove the statue of Lee. That afternoon, a self-identified white supremacist rammed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Top from different political viewpoint Crews in Charlottesville remove statues of Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. 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