Confederate Statues In Charlottesville Removed Four Years After Deadly Rally

VPM | By Ben Paviour

Published July 10, 2021 at 7:36 AM EDT

The city of Charlottesville removes two Confederate statues that made national headlines in 2017 during the "Unite The Right" rally.

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