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Vandals strike statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Duke University

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee appears to have been struck repeatedly in the face and police are investigating who may have damaged the artwork outside of Duke Chapel on the university’s campus in Durham.

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Visitors to Duke Chapel react to damage on a statue of Robert E. Lee

Aug 17, 2017

Video: Vandals struck the statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee outside Duke Chapel on Duke University’s campus sometime Wednesday night or early Thursday Aug. 17, 2016.

Casey Toth ctoth@heraldsun.com

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