A statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee was removed from the US Capitol Building early on Monday morning, December 21. Virginia Gov Ralph Northam announced on Monday that the statue, representing Virginia among a group of figures honoring the 13 original colonies, was removed overnight from the National Statuary Hall Collection at the Capitol. Sen Tim Kaine of Virginia shared this footage on Monday. Kaine was present at the statue’s removal alongside Virginia House Rep Jennifer Wexton and Rhode Island Sen Sheldon Whitehouse, who wrote on Twitter, “Change has come to the Capitol.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the statue would be replaced with a forthcoming figure of civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake