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Charlottesville Votes to Ditch Confederate Statues That Ignited ‘Unite the Right’ Rally

FOUR YEARS ON

Two Confederate statues that were the focal point of the deadly white supremacist protest in August 2017 will soon be removed.

Jamie Ross
Jamie Ross 

News Correspondent

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Jamie Ross

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News Correspondent

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