Demonstration received by the Governor of the United States Civil War to remove the statue of the Confederate Commander on June 5, 9:10
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Following a large-scale protest against black discrimination in the U.S., the governor of Southern Virginia states that he will remove the statue of a general who headed the Confederates during the Civil War as "a symbol of discrimination." I made it clear.
Virginia's Governor Northam said in a press conference on Thursday that he would soon remove the statue of General Lee, who was the Confederate commander of the Civil War, in Richmond.
For that reason, Governor Northam noted that there was a large-scale demonstration protesting the death of a black man who was squeezed by a white policeman, saying, "Now it is time to remove the symbol of fragmentation and the pain of discrimination. It is time to be healed," he said, suggesting that the statue of the general who headed the Confederates who claimed to continue slavery was a symbol of discrimination.
In the United States, statues and monuments relating to the Confederate Army of the Civil War have been installed mainly in the South, but in recent years, movements have been demanded by black groups for their removal.
Three years ago, a group of white supremacists and others who opposed the plan to remove General Lee's bronze statue in Charlottesville, Virginia collided with a group protesting it, causing casualties and serious problems.
In response to the decision of Governor Northam of the Democratic Party this time, some Republicans have said that the removal of buildings that show American history is too much, and the signing activity against the removal has already started. However, local media say it may lead to further fragmentation.