The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at the center of the deadly 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was secretly melted down last week.

The statue of Robert E. Lee was removed from Lee Circle in New Orleans in May 2017. Beyond the Confederacy's racially charged defense of slavery, ...

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down.

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, was melted down in a secret ceremony and will become a new piece of public artwork.

Battle over Robert E. Lee statue in hands of Charlottesville judge. Recounting a day of rage, hate, violence and death. KKK marchers say they will be armed Saturday at Charlottesville rally.

A project in Charlottesville, Va. seeks to upend the narrative around the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was the center of deadly white nationalist protests there in 2017.

A foundry worker using a plasma torch prepares to cut the head of Charlottesville’s bronze monument of Robert E. Lee in preparation for melting the statue, Oct. 21, 2023.

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017 has been melted down and will be repurposed into new works of art.

The statue of Robert E. Lee is lowered from its plinth at Robert E. Lee Memorial during its removal Wednesday in Richmond, Va. The statue has towered over Monument Avenue since 1890.

The statue, which depicted Confederate General Robert E Lee sitting on top of a horse, was voted to be taken down by 3-2 at Charlottesville City Council in 2017, along with another statue in the ...

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down.