Charlottesville Covers Confederate Statues Ahead Of Town Hall Meeting

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August 24, 2017

City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Emancipation park in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. (Steve Helber/AP)

Charlottesville, Virginia, will hold a "community recovery" town hall this weekend, after the violent white supremacist rally there earlier this month. On Wednesday, city workers draped black tarps over two statues of Confederate leaders.

Sandy Hausman, Charlottesville bureau chief for WVTF and RadioIQ, joins Here & Now's Robin Young with latest.

This segment aired on August 24, 2017.

Charlottesville Covers Confederate Statues Ahead Of Town Hall Meeting

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