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Direct descendants of Robert E. Lee denounce white nationalists
Direct descendants of Robert E. Lee denounce white nationalists
Direct descendents of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee are denouncing the white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups that stoked violence in Charlottesville, Va., during protests opposing the removal of a statue of Lee.
"There's no place for that hate," Robert E. Lee V, the general's great-great-grandson, told Newsweek in an interview.
In an earlier written statement on Tuesday, Lee V and his sister, Tracy Lee Crittenberger, condemned the white nationalist groups and said their Confederate ancestor would not have tolerated such behavior.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/346771-direct-descendant-of-robert-e-lee-denounces-white-nationalists
Direct descendents of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee are denouncing the white nationalist and neo-Nazi groups that stoked violence in Charlottesville, Va., during protests opposing the removal of a statue of Lee.
"There's no place for that hate," Robert E. Lee V, the general's great-great-grandson, told Newsweek in an interview.
In an earlier written statement on Tuesday, Lee V and his sister, Tracy Lee Crittenberger, condemned the white nationalist groups and said their Confederate ancestor would not have tolerated such behavior.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/346771-direct-descendant-of-robert-e-lee-denounces-white-nationalists
