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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 ...
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.
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… ...
Pastor Robert Lee IV, a descendent of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, took the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Aug. 27. During his speech, he spoke against his ancestor's hate and ...
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 ...
Rev. Robert E. Lee IV has claimed to be a descendant of Civil War Gen. Robert E. Lee, but a fact checker finds no links between the two Lee families.
Rev. Robert Wright Lee IV, a nephew of the Confederate leader, said his decision to speak out on the issue came in part out of a sense of “redemption” for his family’s past.
Robert E. Lee IV, a great grandson of the Confederate army general, always brought a certain Southern bravado to his role as a director of Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust.
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, ...
On Monday, Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV, the great-great-great-great-nephew of General Robert E. Lee, announced he was leaving his church, Bethany United Church of Christ, following a “hurtful ...
Rev. Robert E. Lee IV has claimed to be a descendant of Civil War Gen. Robert E. Lee, but a fact checker finds no links between the two Lee families.