Charlottesville says reworked Lee statue can — not will — sit in a city park
Charlottesville City Council has resolved that whatever art is made from the city's former statue of Robert E. Lee can sit in a city park. But that still leaves plenty of questions.
Charlottesville City Council has agreed the new piece of public art crafted from the melted bronze that once constituted the city's statue of Robert E. Lee can be placed in one of six city parks — but it is not making any promises about which park or whether it will.
A foundry worker uses a plasma torch to cut the head of Charlottesville's bronze monument of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in preparation for melting the statue on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
Andrea Douglas, executive director of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the installation of the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Andrea Douglas, executive director of the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the installation of the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
A foundry worker uses a plasma torch to cut the head of Charlottesville's bronze monument of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in preparation for melting the statue on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023.
