State panel recommends removal of Virginia Robert E. Lee statue from US Capitol

Virginia’s Commission for Historical Statues in the United States Capitol on Friday voted unanimously to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the U.S. Capitol.The eight-member panel voted to replace Lee with another, to be determined Virginian, The Associated Press reported. Each state has two statues in the Statuary Hall Collection, with George Washington being Virginia’s second.Gov. Ralph Northam (D) vowed to request the…