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

    The planned removal of Charlottesville's statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee stirred local controversy before fueling national flames.
    by Amita Kelly Aug 14, 2017 2 minutes
    The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee seen in Charlottesville, Virginia's Emancipation Park one day after a white nationalist rally organized to oppose its planned removal devolved into violence. / Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

    At the center of Charlottesville's violent white nationalist rally was a long-simmering controversy over the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

    Controversies over Confederate symbols have been brewing around the country — most notably in South Carolina, where the Confederate flag was lowered from the state house grounds two years ago, and New Orleans, where statues came down earlier this year.

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