Media Robert E. Lee statue melted in secret, 'symbolic' ceremony, to be remade into 'inclusive' public art Lee statue's proposed removal sparked 'Unite the Right' rally in 2017 ...

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017 has been melted down and will be repurposed into new works of art.

The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was once at the center of the deadly 2017 White nationalist “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, has been melted down.

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which was removed from Charlottesville, Va.'s Market Street Park in 2021, has been melted down so that it can be turned into a new art installation.

The statue of Robert E. Lee is removed from Lee Circle in New Orleans in 2017. IMAGE PROVIDED BY PBS The landmark was long seen by many as a relic of the city’s racist history.

A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was a focal point of a deadly white nationalist protest in 2017 has been melted down and will be repurposed into new works of art.

Charlottesville’s Lee statue meets its end, in a 2,250-degree furnace Melted down in secret, the divisive Confederate monument will be turned into a new piece of public art ...

A foundry worker using a plasma torch prepares to cut the head of Charlottesville’s bronze monument of Robert E. Lee in preparation for melting the statue, Oct. 21, 2023.