Editor's Pick Charlottesville statue trial postponed The Daily Progress Feb 1, 2023 Feb 1, 2023 Updated May 17, 2023 0 × Robert E. Lee statue removal in Charlottesville, Va. (July 2021) Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The trial to determine the fate of Charlottesville’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been postponed.kAmp @?6\52J 36?49 EC:2= k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^52:=JAC@8C6DD]4@>^?6HD^2F8FDE`a^492C=@EE6DG:==6\DE2EF6\EC:2=\>@G6D\7@CH2C5\2D\;F586\E@DD6D\2CEDJ\H:E?6DD6D\2?5\@?6\=682=\E24E:4^2CE:4=603h732d5a\h_gc\``65\h7a5\3f77__6bd33f]9E>=Qm925 366? 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F?5:D4=@D65 =@42E:@?] p 828 @C56C D:8?65 :? ~4E@36C AC6G6?ED A2CE:6D :?G@=G65 :? E96 42D6 7C@> 5:D4=@D:?8 :ED 6I24E =@42E:@?]k^Am From the Archives: Richmond's Monument Avenue in photos, then and now PHOTOS: Jefferson Davis Monument, then and now RTD STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Updated Aug 21, 2025 0 One in a series of photo galleries looking at the monuments removed from Richmond's Monument Avenue. PHOTOS: Maury Monument, then and now ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH Updated Aug 22, 2025 0 One in a series of photo galleries looking at the monuments removed from Richmond's Monument Avenue. PHOTOS: J.E.B. Stuart Monument, then and now RTD STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Updated Aug 22, 2025 0 One in a series of photo galleries looking at the monuments removed from Richmond's Monument Avenue. PHOTOS: Stonewall Jackson Monument, then and now RTD STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Updated Aug 22, 2025 0 One in a series of photo galleries looking at the monuments removed from Richmond's Monument Avenue. Opinion PHOTOS: Lee Monument, then and now RTD STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Updated Jun 11, 2025 0 One in a series of photo galleries looking at the monuments removed from Richmond's Monument Avenue. 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Robert E. Lee statue removal in Charlottesville, Va. Robert E. Lee statue removal in Charlottesville, Va. (July 2021) Watch Now: Related Video Swalwell's Capitol Hill office sign removed following resignation from Congress US To Deploy Thousands More Troops To The Middle East US To Deploy Thousands More Troops To The Middle East A1 Minute! April 15, 2026: Mechanicsville student competes for America’s Most Artistic Kid; Fifth and Foundry; Colonial Downs entertainment options A1 Minute! 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