RICHMOND, Va. - Richmond’s controversial Robert E. Lee monument will finally be removed on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Robert E.
Lee statue can be removed, Virginia Supreme Court rulesThe largest Confederate statue has been the center of a flurry of court battles since Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced plans to take it down last June.Last week, however, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled that the Commonwealth can remove the contentious statue.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherNortham’s announcement came in the wake of massive protests against police violence in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.During the protests,.