Steve Helber, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Emancipation park in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. The move to cover the statues is intended to symbolize the city's mourning for Heather Heyer, killed while protesting a white nationalist rally earlier this month. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Wrapped: Charlottesville covers Confederate statues in black

by Sarah Rankin Associated Press, and Steve Helber Associated PressAugust 23, 2017

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Workers in Charlottesville draped giant black covers over two statues of Confederate generals on Wednesday to symbolize the city’s mourning for a woman killed while protesting a white nationalist rally.The work began around 1…

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Wrapped: Charlottesville covers Confederate statues in black

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