16-09-2017 19:45 via denver.cbslocal.com

Protesters Gather At Confederate Statue Rally In Richmond, Virginia

RICHMOND, Vir. (CBS4)– Protesters defending Confederate statues surrounded a monument of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Vir. on Saturday morning. Counter-protesters also gathered there and far outnumbered the original protesters, forming a crowd of several hundred people.Organizers planned the “Heritage not Hate” rally to urge the city to keep Lee’s statue where it stands.Richmond is reevaluating the monument after the violent white nationalist rally in nearb
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