Charlottesville to remove Confederate monuments

The statue of Robert E Lee (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)

A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville is set to come down on Saturday, the city announced.

Charlottesville said in a news release that the equestrian statue of Confederate Gen Robert E Lee, as well as a nearby one of Confederate Gen Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, will be removed over the weekend.