/tags/robert-e-lee Robert E. Lee en-US Copyright Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:14:48 GMT /military/2021-11-10/robert-e-lee-served-as-west-points-superintendent-should-the-school-still-display-his-portrait Congress ordered Confederate names and images to be removed from military installations. But what about portraits of Lee before he joined the Confederacy? Wed, 10 Nov 2021 21:14:48 GMT /military/2021-11-10/robert-e-lee-served-as-west-points-superintendent-should-the-school-still-display-his-portrait Desiree D'Iorio /news/2021-05-17/washington-post-fact-checker-rev-rob-lee-related-confederate-general Washington Post fact checker Glenn Kessler concluded that there is no evidence that Rev. Rob Lee of Iredell County is related to the notorious Confederate general. Mon, 17 May 2021 17:12:57 GMT /news/2021-05-17/washington-post-fact-checker-rev-rob-lee-related-confederate-general Mitchell Northam /race-demographics/2018-08-23/unc-vs-duke-a-tale-of-two-confederate-statues Two prominent universities have removed Confederate statues on their campuses – but in very different ways – as campuses grapple with race and relics of… Thu, 23 Aug 2018 22:40:21 GMT /race-demographics/2018-08-23/unc-vs-duke-a-tale-of-two-confederate-statues Leoneda Inge /news/2017-09-05/lee-descendant-resigns-as-pastor-over-racial-justice-comment A descendant of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has stepped down as pastor of a North Carolina church after negative reactions to his comments supporting… Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:07:34 GMT /news/2017-09-05/lee-descendant-resigns-as-pastor-over-racial-justice-comment Associated Press /race-demographics/2017-08-20/duke-university-removes-statue-of-confederate-general Editor's Note: In December, Duke University announced it will leave an empty space where it removed a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. That's… Sun, 20 Aug 2017 21:32:18 GMT /race-demographics/2017-08-20/duke-university-removes-statue-of-confederate-general Leoneda Inge /news/2017-08-17/protesters-pack-durham-courthouse-as-more-vandalism-surfaces Protesters on Thursday marched on the Durham County courthouse in support of the demonstration that brought down a Confederate statue, while a monument to… Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:24:27 GMT /news/2017-08-17/protesters-pack-durham-courthouse-as-more-vandalism-surfaces Associated Press, Will Michaels, Leoneda Inge