Washington and Lee University President Rejects Plans to Convert Lee Chapel Into a Museum

After the events that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, appointed a committee of faculty, staff, alumni and students to examine the university’s history and how it is presented on campus. An advisory panel of faculty, staff, a...

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Published inThe Journal of blacks in higher education
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York BruCon Publishing Company 18.09.2018
Subjects
College campuses
Colleges & universities
Committees
Community Relations
Lee, Robert E (1807-1870)
Museums
Presidents
Shrines
Confederate States of America > CSA
United States > US
Virginia
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Summary:After the events that took place in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year, Washington & Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, appointed a committee of faculty, staff, alumni and students to examine the university’s history and how it is presented on campus. An advisory panel of faculty, staff, alumni, and students suggested that Lee Chapel should be converted into a museum and key campus events should no longer be held there. Robert E. Lee and his family are buried underneath the chapel.
ISSN:2326-6023