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The Lee Statue in Charlottesville: from Tulips to Terror in a few short years

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The Lee Statue in Charlottesville: from Tulips to Terror in a few short years

Oct 16, 2017
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The Lee Statue in Charlottesville: from Tulips to Terror in a few short years

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Occupy Charlottesville protesters occupied Lee Park in 2011, and while that created a lot of local controversy, the Lee statue loomed quietly over the affair. photo: Dave McNair/The Hook

By David McNair

Now that the symbolism of the statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia has literally exploded into our consciousness, it’s easy to forget how …

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