AdvertisementBaltimore Removes Confederate Statues One Day After Voting On IssueAugust 16, 2017Bill ChappellfacebookEmailBaltimore city workers remove graffiti from the pedestal where a statue dedicated to Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson stood on Wednesday. The City of Baltimore removed four statues celebrating confederate heroes from city parks overnight, following the weekend's violence in Charlottesville, Va. (Getty Images)