Robert E. Lee statue for sale by Dallas draws $1.4M bid

DALLAS (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has drawn a bid of more than $1.4 million as Dallas seeks to sell the bronze sculpture that civil rights advocates call racist.
The Lone Star Auctioneers Inc. websitesays online bidding ended Wednesday. The top offer, of $1,435,000, was from a bidder identified only as LawDude.
The Dallas City Council last month designated the sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor as surplus property.
The artwork, depicting Lee and another soldier