The statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that became the focal point of a 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, will be handed over to a local African-American museum that plans to melt it down to create a new piece of public artwork, ending a years-long battle over the controversial monument's fate. READ MORE: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/12/07/charlottesville-robert-e-lee-statue-to-be-melted-down-by-african-american-heritage-center/?sh=42aadb75295e Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com