Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said the state will remove the Confederate general Robert E. Lee statute from Richmond’s Monument Avenue.
“These confederate monuments are a symbol of racism, oppression, and hate,” the caucus added.
Richmond mayor Levar Stoney said in a press release Wednesday that Confederate monuments have been spray painted during the recent protests following the death of George Floyd.
Due to the history of racial injustice that monuments like Lee’s statue represent, Richmond plans to introduce an ordinance on July 1 to remove the statues from city land.
Monument Avenue also sports statues of Confederate leaders J.E.B. Stuart, Jefferson Davis, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and Matthew Fontaine Maury.
