[WayneS]

The push follows the rapid fall of Confederate memorials across the South in a victory for activists who view them as celebrating slavery. In the nearly eight months since white supremacists marched in central Virginia to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue, cities across the country have yanked dozens of Confederate monuments. Black politicians and activists have been among the strongest supporters of the removals.

...and yet the statue in question is still in place - albeit screened from view by an ugly tarp.

[central_va]

In the nearly eight months since white supremacists marched in central Virginia to protest the removal of a Robert E. Lee statue

How clever, LA Slimes puts anyone opposing the removal of a Confederate statue in the basket of deplorable white supremacists. F U LA SLimes. Stereotype much?