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Robert E. Lee Confederate Statue in Charlottesville Melted Down

Foundry workers cut the statue into pieces so it would fit in their furnace. Photo: Courtesy of Swords into Plowshares/Eze Amos

The statue met its end at an undisclosed location in a 2,250-degree furnace.

What’s happening: A casting of Robert E. Lee that presided over downtown Charlottesville for nearly a century has been reduced to bronze ingots.

A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was melted downat a secret ceremony,…

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