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Charlottesville

Melting Robert E. Lee

John Fea   |  October 27, 2023

The Lee statue at the center of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia was just melted. Here is Teo Armus and Hadley Green at The Washington Post: It was a choice to melt down Robert E. Lee. […]

The Author’s Corner with Aniko Bodroghkozy

Rachel Petroziello   |  June 13, 2023

Aniko Bodroghkozy is Professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. This interview is based on her new book, Making #Charlottesville: Media from Civil Rights to Unite the Right (University of Virginia Press, 2023). JF: What led you to […]

What will happen to the Robert E. Lee statue that once stood in Charlottesville, Virginia?

John Fea   |  December 8, 2021

The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center will melt it down and turn it into a new piece of public art. Here is Eduardo Medina at The New York Times: The City Council of Charlottesville, Va., voted on Tuesday to […]