A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which once stood in Charlottesville, Va., has been melted down to create a new art project. File Photo by Erin Schaff/UPI | License Photo Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which was removed from Charlottesville, Va.'s Market Street Park in 2021, has been melted down so that it can be turned into a new art installation. The initiative to repurpose the statue's materials was spearheaded by the Jefferson School African American Cultural Center and the organization Swords into Plowshares. Advertisement The statue was the catalyst for...