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		</div><p>A Confederate monument that helped spark a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville is set to come down on Saturday, the city announced.</p>
<p>Charlottesville said in a news release that the equestrian statue of Confederate Gen Robert E Lee, as well as a nearby one of Confederate Gen Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, will be removed over the weekend.</p>
<p>Designated public viewing areas for the removals will be established in both parks where the statues are located, the news release said.</p>
<p>The development comes more than five years after a 2016 removal push focused on the Lee statue.</p>
<p>As those plans emerged, the Lee monument became a rallying point for white supremacists and other racist groups, culminating in the violent “Unite the Right” rally in 2017.</p>
<p>Because of litigation and changes to a state law dealing with war memorials, the city had been unable to act until now.</p>
<p>Preparations around the parks will begin on Friday and include the installation of protective fencing, according to the news release.</p>
<p>The city said only the statuary will be removed for now. The stone bases will be left in place temporarily and removed later.</p>
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