© 2026 WPSU
Public Media for Central Pennsylvania
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Charlottesville Covers Confederate Statues Ahead Of Town Hall Meeting

NPR
Published August 24, 2017 at 1:52 PM EDT
City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Emancipation park in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. (Steve Helber/AP)
City workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Emancipation park in Charlottesville, Va., Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. (Steve Helber/AP)

Charlottesville, Virginia, will hold a “community recovery” town hall this weekend, after the violent white supremacist rally there earlier this month. On Wednesday, city workers draped black tarps over two statues of Confederate leaders.

Sandy Hausman, Charlottesville bureau chief for WVTF and RadioIQ, joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young with latest.

Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.