Virginia Supreme Court rules state can remove Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond

The moon illuminates the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Friday June. 5, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday, Sept 2, 2021 that the state can take down an enormous statue that has towered over Monument Avenue in the state’s capital for more than a century and has become a symbol of racial injustice. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)