A private fundraising campaign was ordered on Monday by Mayor Catherine Pugh as part of a wide-ranging plan to remove four Civil War statues depicting Confederate leaders including Thomas Jonathan “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee. Pugh embarked on the task — including seeking proposals from contractors to remove the statues — in the wake of a march on Friday and a violent and deadly clash Saturday in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white supremacist groups and counter protesters. The…
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