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Charlottesville Reimagines Lee Statue Site | Charlottesville News
Charlottesville is turning a page on its past by redesigning Market Street Park, where the Robert E. Lee statue once stood, with Mass Design leading the charge to create a space honoring African American heritage and community resilience. Guided by the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, the project aims to transform the site into an inclusive, meaningful gathering place that reflects the city’s full history — moving beyond the controversy of the Lee statue and the 2017 Unite The Right rally. Inspired by the baobab tree as a symbol of strength and connection, the “rooted”…
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