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The people of Charlottesville also voiced their opinions about the statues prior to the Unite the Right Rally. Charlottesville Vice Mayor Wes Bellamy at a press conference in March of 2016 asked the city council to remove the statue of Robert E. Lee.

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Opinions about what to do with Confederate
statues within Charlottesville have created many problems in the community. There is no clear solution, and some have even taken the city to court over the resolution to remove the Robert E. Lee statue in the city.

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Following the Unite the Right rally both the Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee statue in the city were covered with tarps, but arguments continue to arise about what needs to be done with the statues. 

There has been no clear decision on what to do with the statues that sparked the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in August of 2017. It was been ruled by a judge that the statues are protected by state law and cannot be removed. However the city council has voted to remove the Stonewall Jackson statue. People continue to fight about what should and should not be done with these statues. A New York Times article about the judge's decision can be found HERE.

And while there is no clear answer as to how best to handle the statue controversy and how America, and especially the South deals with and understand our history there will still be problems that are caused by these statues being kept up. These states are continuing to be vandalized and causing problems for the city of Charlottesville. HERE is just one recent incident of how these statues have been vandalized. 

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THIS recent piece in the Washington Post gives context into why many see the statues as racist and glorifying men like Lee and Jackson.

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