Robert E. Lee

Documents, money found in long-sought time capsule …

Gretchen Guidess holds up a ribbon with the likeness of Robert E. Lee, which was one of the artifacts inside the copper box time capsule recovered from the base of the Robert E. Lee monument, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at the Virginia Department of Historical Resources lab in Richmond, Va. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

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Richmond officials seeks to create new legacy for Lee …

Crews work to remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

Virginia crews search for 1887 time capsule believed buried …

Crews move a section of the base as they attempt to locate a time capsule said to be buried in the base of the statue of on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. The statue was removed from the pedestal on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Statue of Confederate Robert E. Lee is taken down in Virginia …

Crews work to remove one of the country's largest remaining monuments to the Confederacy, a towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, Pool)

Charlottesville removes statue of Robert E. Lee that sparked …

Workers remove the monument of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Saturday, July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/John C. Clark)

At least 160 Confederate symbols taken down last year, …

In this July 7, 2020, file photo, crews attach straps to the statue Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. At least 160 Confederate symbols were taken down or moved from public spaces in 2020. That's according to a new count the Southern Poverty Law Center shared with The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Robert E. Lee statue removed from U.S. Capitol overnight

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George Floyd’s family gathers to unveil hologram …

An image of George Floyd is projected on a screen in front of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, on July 28, 2020. (Steve Helber / Associated Press)

Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia becomes epicenter …

In this Tuesday June 23, 2020, file photo protesters gather near the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, FILE)

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks to remove …

A giant Sequioa tree named after Robert E. Lee in Sequoia National Park is seen in an undated photo. (Los Angeles Times)

Virginia governor announces removal of statue honoring …

The Robert E. Lee Monument stands on Monument Avenue, February 8, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Virginia to Eliminate State Holiday Honoring Robert …

A statue of Confederate General Robert Edward Lee is seen in Market Street Park on November 26, 2018 in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Credit: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Tarps Covering Confederate Monuments in Charlottesville …

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee is covered with a black tarp as it stands in the center of Emancipation Park, formerly Lee Park, in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 23, 2017, the same week the Charlottesville city council voted unanimously to cover Confederate statues in black tarp. (Credit: Mark Wilson / Getty Images)

Charlottesville Mayor Calls for Removal of Downtown …

A homemade sign that says "Heather Heyer Park" rests at the base of the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stands in the center of Emancipation Park on Aug. 18, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Credit: Mark Wilson / Getty Images)