Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of General Services
 
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Regulations for Public Use of the Robert E. Lee Monument in Richmond, VA [1 VAC 30 ‑ 150]
Action CH 0150 Promulgation of regulations for public use of the Robert E. Lee Monument, Richmond, VA
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 3/8/2019
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3/5/19  9:07 am
Commenter: Leslie S Rubio

We're not the Capital of the Confederacy anymore
 

Robert E. Lee himself didn't want to see these kind of monuments in place.  Monument Avenue can be an Avenue of Monuments without the current statues in place.  These statues are a reminder of slavery and white supremacy that don't allow Richmond to move forward from its past.  They were put in place well after the Civil war and continue to present as something to be admired and revered.  Meanwhile, the TRUE HISTORICAL elements of slavery ROT in Shockoe Bottom.  Richmond has a real opportunity to begin the healing process...Richmond can lead the way instead of being STUCK IN THE PAST!  Put new monuments in place...send these to the museum of the Confederacy where they belong...not on a public Avenue.

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