The Dallas City Council on Wednesday designated the 1935 sculpture by Alexander Phimister Proctor as surplus property to be sold to the highest bidder. Dallas leaders have decided to sell a statute of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed from public view nearly two years ago. City leaders say the buyer must pay at least $450,000. Dallas authorities say that much money could pay for the planned removal of a Confederate War Memorial. Dallas was among cities nationwide that removed Confederate statues following a deadly white nationalist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.

Source: thestar May 23, 2019 17:48 UTC