New Orleans removing last of four statues linked to pro-slavery era

View photosConstruction workers attach a crane to a monument of Robert E. Lee, who was a general in the Confederate Army, before it is removed in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., May 19, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
MoreBy Jonathan Bachman
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Crews in New Orleans on Friday fastened straps around a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee as the city worked to remove the last of four monuments its leaders see as racially offensive.
As the blue straps encircled the bro