As dawn broke at a frigid Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday morning, workers using a crane and harnesses began to take down a controversial statue that had stood there for more than a century.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Confederate statue at Arlington comes down after legal battle
Removal marks the culmination of a congressionally ordered effort to rid military installations of Confederate names and legacies
By Joe Heim
and December 20, 2023 at 6:34 p.m. EST