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Sitting 26 Feet High Atop A Horse, Gen. Lee Becomes A Lightning Rod For Discontent

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee seen in Charlottesville, Va.'s Emancipation Park one day after a white nationalist rally that was organized to oppose its planned removal devolved into violence. (Getty Images)
The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee seen in Charlottesville, Va.'s Emancipation Park one day after a white nationalist rally that was organized to oppose its planned removal devolved into violence. (Getty Images)

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