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Charlottesville Mayor Calls for Swift Removal of Statue
By The Associated Press
Friday, August 18, 2017 3:32 p.m. CDT
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The mayor of Charlottesville on Friday called for an emergency meeting of state lawmakers to confirm the city's right to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, saying recent clashes over race and the Confederacy had turned "equestrian statues into lightning rods" ...
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2017/aug/18/charlottesville-mayor-calls-swift-removal-lee-stat/
