Confederate statue's 1887 time capsule set to be removed
Posted: September 9, 2021 - 6:20am

Some of the 39 items placed inside a time capsule during a ceremony in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021. On Thursday, the time capsule will replace one believed to be in the base of the Robert E. Lee statue. The statue was removed from its pedestal Wednesday. Among the items were a signed collection of columns by the Richmond Times-Dispatch's Michael Paul Williams. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Now that an iconic statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been ...