Virginia to Remove Confederate Monuments Following Black Lives Matter Protests

On June 4, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced plans to remove the statue of 130-year-old statue of Robert E. Lee -- the general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. Northam's decision to remove the controversial landmark comes amid the recent Black Lives Matter protests that have taken place nationwide in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. This past weekend, a large crowd vandalized and attempted to topple the Lee statue by force. An image of Floyd with the words "N...