Lee statue in U.S. Capitol removed per wishes of Va.
A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection on Monday.
Northam had requested the removal, and a state commission decided that Lee is not a fitting symbol for the state.
Lee’s statue had stood with George Washington’s since 1909 as Virginia’s representatives in the Capitol. Every state gets two statues.