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Albemarle County Confederate statue to be removed Sept. 12

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Another Confederate statue is slated for removal in Virginia.

This one is outside the Albemarle County courthouse in Charlottesville.

The Daily Progress reported Thursday that .

The Board of Supervisors had voted in August to remove the life-sized bronze figure as well as two cannons and a pile of cannonballs.

Removal work will be livestreamed on the instead of allowing in-person observance because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The county said it also will be airing interviews and lectures about the statue.

The statue will be taken to a storage facility.

The board will consider offers from organizations that may want it.

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