Rev. Robert Lee IV is the great-great-great-nephew of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and he says that taking down Confederate symbols in public spaces is a “no brainer.” ...

LEE IV: I grew up knowing about Robert E. Lee and who he was and what he stood for. I was told that he is a mixed bag by my parents in terms of what he stood for.

“My name is Robert Lee IV; I am a descendant of Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general whose statue was at the center of violence in Charlottesville.

Another Robert Lee says it’s time for Confederates to surrender to the Union again. The Rev. Robert E. Lee IV, reportedly the great-great-great grand-nephew of Civil War general Robert E. Lee… ...

Robert Lee IV caused some controversy after a speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in August 2017, a few days after the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville — held to protest the city’s ...

Another Robert Lee says it’s time for Confederates to surrender to the Union again. The Rev. Robert E. Lee IV, the great-great-great grandnephew of Civil War general Robert E. Lee, ...

The Rev. Robert Lee IV first hit the spotlight in 2016 when The Washington Post profiled him, calling him “the great-great-great-great-nephew of Confederate Army Gen. Robert E. Lee. ...

Rev. Robert W. Lee IV, an indirect descendant of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, stepped down as the pastor of his North Carolina church, he said in a statement.

Robert Lee IV called for those with “privilege” to take on racism and white supremacy. During an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards, Lee introduced himself as a “descendant of Robert E ...

A descendant of Gen. Robert E. Lee has stepped down as pastor of his North Carolina church after facing blowback over his comments denouncing racism and lauding the Black Lives Matter movement.

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