Charlottesville Nonprofit Seeks Artists to Transform Melted Robert E. Lee Statue

The dismantlement of the infamous Confederate monument was at the center of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in 2017.

Charlottesville Nonprofit Seeks Artists to Transform Melted Robert E. Lee Statue
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - JULY 10: Workers remove a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from Market Street Park July 10, 2021 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Initial plans to remove the statue four years ago sparked the infamous “Unite the Right” rally where 32 year old Heather Heyer was killed. A statue of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in the Charlottesville and Albemarle County Courthouse Historic District is also scheduled to be removed this weekend. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)