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Roanoke City Council votes 7-0 to remove the Lee monument

Roanoke City Council votes 7-0 to remove the Lee monument 2020
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On August 17, 2020 city council voted unanimously to permanently remove the Lee monument from downtown.
On August 17, 2020 city council voted unanimously to permanently remove the Lee monument from downtown. The vote followed a brief public hearing and used a state law effective July 1, 2020. On September 21, 2020 council accepted a proposal to move the monument to Evergreen Burial Park, and Lee Plaza was later renamed for Henrietta Lacks.

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