//Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue removed from US Capitol

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's statue removed from US Capitol

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that has represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol for 111 years has been removed.Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the statue from the National Statuary Hall Collection early Monday morning.Northam had requested the removal, and a state commission decided that Lee was not a fitting symbol for the state.Lee’s statue had stood