A 16 foot bronze statue of Robert E. Lee stands atop a 60 foot marble column, which itself rises over granite slabs on a earthen mound. Four sets of stone staircases, aligned with the points of the compass, ascend the mound. Erected in 1884 in the city of New Orleans. An icon of that great, historic city. Jefferson Davis is being destroyed, as well as others. Streets will be re-named, etc. May I repeat - 1884. National news:

New Orleans votes to remove Confederate monuments - CNN.com

I saw this coming - you folks know I did. This is absolutely terrible. Reminds me of the words of George Orwell.