How Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue was melted down
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Virginia museum proposes to melt down Charlottesville Robert E
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Charlottesville statue of Robert E. Lee secretly melted down
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Robert E. Lee Confederate statue in Charlottesville melted down : NPR
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Robert E. Lee statue melted down
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Statue of Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia, melted down
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Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue to be melted down for new art
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Confederate Robert E Lee statue torn down, melted in
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Robert E. Lee statue to be melted down into public art