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In this Tuesday, June 2, 2020, photo, Roslyn Taylor, 59, and her grandson Devin, 2, join demonstrators at the statue of Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, in Richmond, Va. After days of unrest over the death of George Floyd, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee near downtown Richmond would be taken down from its massive granite pedestal as soon as possible. The governor said it would be moved to storage while his administration weighs its future. (Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
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