As protests against racism and police violence spread across the nation, demonstrators in at least six cities focused their anger on symbols of the Confederacy, seizing the opportunity to mar statues and monuments that have ignited debate for years.
Many of the monuments were vandalized with spray paint; protesters tried to topple others from their bases.
In response, at least two cities this week have seen them removed from public spaces.
Statues of the Confederate generals J.E.B. Stuart, Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee, all of which stand on the city’s Monument Avenue, were marked.
[Virginia governor plans to order Confederate Robert E. Lee statue to be removed.]
