Virginia to pull down statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee

The moon illuminates the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue Friday June. 5, 2020, in Richmond, Va. Picture: AP Photo/Steve Helber, file

A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee is set to come down on Wednesday.

It is more than 130 years after it was built in Richmond, Virginia, as a tribute to a Civil War hero who is now widely seen as a symbol of racial injustice.