Robert E Lee’s descendent wants Confederate statues removed
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- Rev. Robert Lee IV, descendent of Robert E. Lee said: “If I can change, you can too.”
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The general actually said that he did not want any statues raised to him.
Finally someone else who knows.
Doesn't matter. If he is a historical figure that played a large role in our nation's history we have every right to remember that history in many different ways including erecting a statue.
@@quintessentialnobody1320 Yes but most statues put up to honor members of the confederacy either aren't historically accurate, relevant or have no relationship to history at all, most Confederate statues are American mythology not history because they were put up during the 1920s through 1960s in regions of oppression and to make statements to people who should have "stayed in they're place" and try to put a positive spin on the confederacy
Quintessential Nobody hitler played a large role in German history, they got statues of him out there? Didn’t think so. Losers don’t get statues. Especially not traitors
@@Dasanie I would respond to you and others but, every time I respond with a comment explaining American History, the Civil War; the importance of remembering our history, world history, World War II history, anything of that nature, RUclips fails to post my comment. So you go ahead and think however you want to think, getting nice n' cozy in those safe groups of yours, and forget...try to forget everything; or never learn it, because every time you turn your head towards history of any kind you're going to be offended, and it's going to hurt your feelings. So here is some advice: go find a box and shove your head in it, and never pull it out, and don't forget the earplugs, because RUclips doesn't seem to have a problem with us insulting each other, but it sure as hell does if we try to start educating each other.
I'm so impressed, if anyone has southern roots, Robert Lee IV has. Above all else, he chooses to walk with and honor God.
Slavery was and is sin.
Sharon 92075 I would be impressed if he gave his wealth back to the black community.
@@shanan1124
I help others when I can, but I have not done this. Not many have.
Jesus answered, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.” Matthew 19 v. 21
God? God approved of slavery.
@@deathlessoutlaw8136 Slave traders are included in a list of those who are lawless, probably because many acquired slaves illegally (1Tim 1:10).
The problem with America is not the color of our SKIN... It is the colors of our HEARTS.. Good vs Evil
He did the right thing holding this opinion and being honest with the reality of the world
youfreaker people arent. Atleast in the republican party. Many people go with what the guy in charge says even tho its wrong. The presidents press secretary spends her whole day lying constantly for the president all of his followers may have opinions hut they r too scared to speak out abt it
Fuhrer Trump bro all these examples are bogus lmfao. Why defend trump? The world knows hes a mess why do the middle aged Americans not know this. If you’re watching fox news maybe you should look the definition of propaganda up because thats exactly what that network is
" If I can change, you can too" Profound words.
Before or Aft,said he did mid....
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
@@samb.129 says the person that's not related 😂😂 glad it's gone.
Robert E. Lee really didn't want monuments/statues anyway. "I think it wiser... not to keep open the sores of war, but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered." - Robert E. Lee, 1869
General Lee and grant both stated "that it would be wiser to allow the wounds of war to heal and not to glorify the rift that tore this country apart"
Too late
But keep black people enslaved also
@@TheBadnewzgodz And where are those statues of black slavers?
@@thatoneguy9208 there's a few in Gettysburg.
NINE ETHER DUDE... ROBERT E LEE ISNT A GENERAL FIGHTING FOR SLAVES ITS FOR DIXIELAND DID U EVEN LEARNT CIVIL WAR WITHOUT A BIASED BRAINWASH BOOK?
"We will be far better off as a country and as a people if we are honest with ourselves."
He nailed it right there.
When I used to go to Germany for work, everyone there are very aware of their history, yet there wasn’t a single public statue of Hitler in the whole country. Weird, it’s almost as if the argument you need public statues to remember history is totally false...
Yeah it’s really bs slavery exist to this day even though they know about the history of past slavery, same people who are crying about history repeating itself are one who are crying about the rioting.
mintheman7 History books tell history. Monument and statues praise and idealize a person, wrong or right.
Why compare the Confederacy to bloody Nazi Germany???
NapoleonBonaparte
If you have to ask, perhaps it is time to study true history.
@@annek1226 You seem to be knowledgeable in "true" history plz explain
“I once was lost, but now am found. Was blind but now I see”
Lmao Monty Python Life of Brian?
Interesting... that the party of KKK™️ and Bubba Smollett™️ is talking about racism
@@AntiAtheismIsUnstoppable Funny the party that freed the slaves but never tried to give them civil rights are endorsed by the KKK now. Which means the Republicans are apart of the KKK
@Ploke Newo78 So every BLM member is a murderer?
@Ploke Newo78 Okay thanks for clarification
robert lee's descendant is a decent human being
🤔🤔
As far as you know...
larry baily oh gosh here we go🙄
@Roger Wilco I've read Marx-Engels, the Unabomber Manifesto, and mein Kampf. Gotta admit, the first two said a lot of things I agree with. The last, yeech, just nothing but the uneducated ramblings of someone name calling. For 400 goddamned pages.
But all those books are immaterial. Just follow the 2nd, 13, 14, and 15th Amendments in our Constitution, and you'll be well on your way to treating people fairly while allowing them to speak freely.
Yes Erixxx, one couldn't be of that line and not be an exemplary example of a human being, I liked the part about the old Black lady that told him he couldn't be of the funny hat church, and in possession of that.....flag too, even if they are in Los Angeles, he's quite comendable for his honesty and compliance, yes, I liked that.
I never thought I’d see the day.
Robert E Lee himself is on record not wanting to glorify the Confederacy
Whites should feel the same. How freeing to feel humility, soften your heart and love all.
@@MM-sf3rl well sort of, why stop with those, there are many that depict slavery, statues of slaves in chains,,bowing before the slaveowners etc..horrible reminders of the past, the Obama and Michael oops Michelle, statues really?baphomet? Hideous, the boy riding the turtle😒 statue, seriously all these offensive statues gotta go
Maryann Deweerd YES! Bring them all down. These memorials of Confederate statue his a display of the bad guys.
@Ronan James no it's the dems fault and all the infiltrators they have been bringing in for the past 15 + years...
wow, smart man, regardless of how he is related to REL, some people know how to just do the right thing.
Dont be jealous. God made you to! You can be a man of God instead of operative for Satan. Pick one!
Yes through money and pressure.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
I think in honor of native Americans or other American icons like Harriet Tubman we should replace confederate statues with icons like those
What about war heroes that fought for the Union? 🤷
Captain Stardust 1988 i vote one for Mr. Rogers
Agreed!!
Why Harriet tubman
@@rondavenport3423 Please tell me you are joking 🤦♀️
Truly someone who is qualified for this discussion.
Yes qualified and a descendant of his and right out his mouth is everything a blackfolks and people of COLOR wants to hear thank you for speaking up
SEE, HERE IS THE VERY REASON"""" I AM NOT JUDGED BY MY FATHER'S DEEDS""" BUT MY OWN!
HERE, YOU HAVE A GUY "TRAPPED BY, NOT IN, POLITICS, TO THE OVERWHELMINIG POINT OF FEELING A COMPLETE DISCONNECT IN ORDER FOR ANY ""SUSTAINABLE PEACE OF MIND ( HE ADMITS IT """BECAME"" PERSONAL FOR HIM) AND THIS IS THE BEST EVIDENCE, THAT THIS GREAT DISCONNECT, WASN'T ABOUT HIS ....GRANDFATHER. BECAUSE, LIKE THE WHOLE ORDEAL, AND THE HISTORY THRREOF, NOBODY CAN EVER CHANGE THAT ANYWAY, BUT THE QUICKEST WAY OUT IS TO SYSTEMATICLY AGREE WITH ANY, AND ALL WHO THINKS SO! A LOGICAL THINKER, WITH THE EVIDENCE OF R.E. LEE'S INTEGRITY, ANY RESPONSE HE HAS IS SUBJECT TO POLITICS, BECAUSE OF HIS """"GRANDFATHER""". VERY COMMENDABLE! IMMPRESSIVE!
*crickets*
@@adolfiehillarious6076 he's preaching to a church so of course common sense applies some or most do it for own SELFISH reason but for Mr Lee. He's teaching the flock to do right for Mr Lee to practice what he preach and follow the words of the man ABOVE ... I thank him for THAT he's a mature man in my opinion
@@_Gamble_ soooo what do you want to HEAR good friend
"WE WANT PEACE IN OUR TIME" .............. thank you pastor.
Booker T. Washington's Letter to Mamie A. Harrison Rochester N. Y. June 16, 1914"My dear Madam: I am going to take up very carefully the matter of the Confederate Monument about which you wrote me, and see if I can find someone to give the money that is still needed. I am very much interested in the matter and thank you for writing me. During the summer months people with money are very much away from home and it is hard to reach them, so it may be I may not be able to do anything about it until fall. I want to say again how very much we all appreciate the visit of [former Confederate] General George Paul Harrison to Tuskegee. We all realize more and more that men like him are the TRUE FRIENDS of our race, and that any Monument that will keep the fine character of such heroes before the public will prove helpful to both races in the South.Yours truly,Booker T. WashingtonWashington, Booker T. , Papers Volume 13, 1914-15. University of Chicago Press.
STUPID DEMOCRATS DON'T EVEN KNOW OUR HISTORY...
His own blood says this.Wow,this shows that we woke up the racist blood line from 400 years ago.
YOU WOKE UP A SCARED LITTLE SISSY!!!!!
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
He was a good general and deserved to be honored this man doesn’t deserve to be Roberts nephew
but robert e lee himself didn't wan't there to be a confederate statue.... So really his descendant is just doing what the general wanted to do
He was a traitor to the United States of America he fought against the American Military so he's a traitor through and through no if ands buts about it
If he was such a great General why did he lose the war
mary johnson still a good general before the war you old dern yankee
mary johnson he resigned ain’t like he just went up against them old woman
WOW..... THERE IS STILL HOPE IN THIS WORLD!!!! PRAISE GOD ALMIGHTY THE LORD IS AWESOME HE AWOKE ROBERT E LEE'S GREAT X3 NEPHEW.... AMEN!!
No thx i don't want to get brain washed.
“The president of the United States should be supporting this conversation, instead of hindering it” I truly applaud Mr. Lee’s sense of awareness. The fact that he too wants to see change and progression speaks volumes. Thank you Mr. Lee
Confederate Symbols, Statues, and Portraits must be removed.
Cybr Friends lets remove history
Wilson Playz Guitar The Confederacy still exists in history books, schools, etc. These statues and symbols don’t teach the US about history, they glorify an enemy of the US who was built on the foundation of slavery. That’s why you don’t put up a statue of Hitler.
They need to be in a museum and libraries where they are supposed to be. It's a part of the American history and that's what it is, history. The year 2020 will have it's own book on history, or should I say, it's own aisle.
Scuba Steve Democrat’s and Republicans were completely different by the time of the Civil War. Both parties have shifted considerably more to the right in modern history. Plus, the KKK is right wing and often aligns with the Republican Party.
Scuba Steve are you sure about that?
I’ll tell you what, I’m a Man of Color and I respect the legacy of Robert E. Lee. He seems like a reluctant participant in that “Great War” and regardless of who’s side he was on, if one views him strictly from the way he conducted himself on the field of battle, he was honorable to his states cause. I’m not debating whether he was a “Traitor or not. He was a Superior Soldier and for that deserves acknowledgement. At the end of the day, he had enough conscience to surrender when the time came, opposed to allowing even more young men to die for a cause that can only be changed in the hearts of men and women, by only their free will. An individual must, on their own, alone and with the God they Pray too,Recognize, entertain and resolve their feelings on the issue of “Race”. Until each and every single individual addresses this first is honest with themselves, makes a conscience effort to “do unto others as they would have done to them”. Until this happens, there will continue to be unease and unrest. There is no quick fix to an over 400 year old problem. Please break the cycle.! It would mean so much to so many. Be well. Stay safe.
Robert E Lee didn't want memorials to him put up nor even the Confederate flag or uniforms worn at his funeral he also opposed monuments to others in the Civil War from what I've read.
Roy Roots agreed.
I don't have any 400 year old "issues" to resolve, and if I did my" heart couldn't do a thing about it, tell me, am I my brothers keeper? (Of course I am!)
Mine are much older, as in 2000 years at number (but we will leave thatn alone entirely here) never the less, that yard thick line, of right an wrong gets constantly reduced in thickness to simply ignorance with the slightess wave of the religious wand" IT'S COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT NOW AS IF TO SAY! YET, AGAIN COMPLEXITIES MULTIPLY! on account, compound ed yet the more, taken yet further away from actual fact! SO THE SAME OLD ADDAGE OF RIGHT WHEN THE RIGHT ANSWER APPEARS, CHANGE THE QUESTION "TACTICS of old, are still working great for..........WHO?
SO LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR, WHEN I TELL YOU RIGHT HERE, BECAUSE OF OBVIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, I CAN'T CORRECT ANYTHING THAT HAPPENED 400 YEARS AGO, NO MORE THAN I CAN ADDRESS MY OWN FROM 2000, SO WHAT CAN I CHANGE WITH SUCH A LIMITED ABILITY EVEN TODAY? TRUTH IS VERY LITTLE, ONLY MYSELF INFACT! AND THIS ALSO IS TRUE WITH YOU,.SO YOUR SUDDEN ALEGENCE TO ONE ROBERT E. LEE TELLS ME THAT YOUR MIND IS NOT CLOSED, INFACT YOU ARE DISPLAYING COMPLETE INTELLIGENCE (JUST WATCH WHO THIS UPSETS?) BUT I DID TRUELY LOVE YOU AS A BROTHER YESTERDAY AT 4, AN AFTER HEREIN YOU TODAY, I LOVE YOU THE MORE! WHY IS THAT BROTHER? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, IF YOU CAN SEE THIS GREAT TRUTH, AND IT'S OBVIOUS BY YOUR WORDS YOU DO, I'M WONDERING HOW COULD IT BE, THE "OTHERS" DON'T SEE......SO NOT ONLY ARE YOU PRECIOUS TO ME, IT'S TO ALL THEM OTHERS THAT STILL WON'T SEE, (I FEEL IT DISRESPECTFUL TO SAY CAN'T SEE) ALL THAT'S HERE UNDERNEATH THIS SACRED BANNER OF SAINT ANDREW
(CRUX-DECUSSATA) KNOWN TO SOME THAT DONT KNOW, AS THE GREATEST EVIL, OR SIMPLY PUT THE CONFEDERATE FLAG! YOU WON'T FIND NOTHING BUT TRUTH, AND REMEMBER ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR, BUT IT TAKES A THING CALLED JUSTICE TO EVEN BRING THAT FORTH, AND IT MAY NOT BE A PURDY SIGHT ALL THE TIMES , BUT WITH THAT DAY PAST, YOU HAVE NO CONTROL, BUT REJOICE INA TOMORROW AN I'LL HELP YOU TAKE HOLD, YOU KNOW IT WAS 159 YEARS AGO RIGHT NOW INA GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST SLAUGHTERS IN HUMAN HISTORY TOOK PLACE, WE CALL IT PICKETS CHARGE, MEN TOOK OFF WALKING STRAIGHT INTO LIVE CANNISTER/AN LONG RANGE CANNON FIRE, A MILE AWAY, DETERMINED TO GET THERE TOO, YOU'D SAY AIN'T NO WAY! YEP, ON AT DAY! AND EVEN THOUGH WE DID SUCCEED AND GET THERE THROUGH ALL THAT FIRE. TO THAT WALL,.IT WAS STILL TECHNICALITIES THAT THAT HURT US ALL, BUT THAT DON'T MATTER TODAY A BIT, BE YOUR OWN MAN, AN SHARPEN UP YOUR WIT! DO YOU REALLY THINK THE CONFEDERATE CAUSE WAS FOR A SLAVE, I MEAN THAT WE WOULD GIVE OUR LIVES FOR A SLAVE? DIE FOR HIM? NO, NOT AT ALL! THEY DID THAT FOR THEIR CHILDREN, AND THAT WAS ME!!!! AS PRESIDENT DAVIS SAID AFTER THE WAR, ;;
THE PRINCIPLE FOR WHICH WE CONTEND, WILL REASSERT ITSELF AT ANOTHER TIME, IN NOTHER WAY!. HEAY MY BROTHER, WE ARE HERE!, I GOT 160 YEAR OLD PROBLEMS, YOU GOT 400 YEAR OLD, WE BOTH GOT THE 2000 YEAR OLD PROBLEM, AND I AIN'T FIGGERED OUT A THING I CAN DO ABOUT IT, CAUSE I CANT!!! WE DO HAVE CONTROL OF TODAY IF WE TAKE IT! SO IF YOU GOT A REAL REMEDY, MAKE IT KNOW, HELL, I'M IN! I AIN'T GOT AN NEVER DID HAVE AN AXE TO GRIND WITH THE BLACK MAN, AND YOU KNOW THAT VERY TRUTH UPSETS THE APPLECART! BUT WHO IS IT? IS IT US, OR JUST OUR OWN IGNORANCE? THIS IS TRULY AND DAY OF CELEBRATION! .
I dont see how this is hard, just pick it up and put it in a museum
everyone happy
now go to sleep
melt it down and make a toilet out of it
TIll you burn down the museum next. That isnt far fetched either.
M Jones if people are willing to burn down a Wendy’s because of what happened in its parking lot then why would a museum be any safe
Ill correct you what you meant to said was "burn it down to the ground and dont put it into a museum now go to sleep"
Hugo it’s clear you’re racist cause you want the monuments and you don’t want it t taken down or burnt cause you just support him and if I wanted it to go in a museum it would have to be smaller so basically destroy it and make a new monument much smaller. And where else to put it every museum in Virginia probably has general lee sense he lived in Virginia
I wish 1000 blessings for this man, and may GOD continue to bless his family and his soul. I wish more people teach others to love thy neighbor. Love ♥️ will always conquer
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
The only General Lee I wanna see is that Dodge Charger
Rosco Peaco Train & Flash . uncle Jesse..Daisy, Luke, Bo, Enaus, Boss Hog, Cooter...every evening .I still love the Dukes of Hazzard.. but as a child, I didn't understand the history behind the symbol on the car..
John Schneider who played in Dukes of Hazzard is a Trump supporter. He supports the confederate flag and claims free black people fought for the confederacy and their return to slavery.
I still like the show.. when I was a little girl, my neighbor named Booty James, had an orange car, I don't think it was a charger; well one day sitting on the hill in front of the old house, Booty James come through on two wheels..I swear on now and laters....I had an uncle Andrew from Louisiana. He was a carpenter..He wore a white suit and hat like boss Hogg and had a driver and a car like Boss Hogg. We black and I swear that on two cheesecakes. May he Rest in peace
The only pass.
I liked that show, The Dukes of Hazzard.
First of all, a great, great nephew isn't a decendant. Second, the number of ignorant people here calling Lee a racist when he was actually against slavery is just sad. The man was literally less racist than Lincoln. But hey, dumb people gotta destroy stuff they never really bothered to learn about right?
It's how they teach history. What can we do about it, if not opposing to this PC dictatorship with every thing we have?
Agreed. Also, people have been hoodwinked by this guy. He is not related to the Lee’s of Virginia and definitely not to Gen. Robt E Lee. This guys name is Robt “Wright” Lee IV. So his ggf was RW Lee Sr.. His gggf was John Osborne Lee and his ggggf was Robert Scothrup Lee. There are no so called great uncles in his line that were related to REL’s line. These were Alabama and North Carolina families and none of their share family members with the Reverend’s line. Rev. Lee is enjoying a lot of attention while pulling the wool over peoples eyes. A simple check of his Ancestery will prove him to be a fraud.
He is sincerely honest. Everyone should listen to him and honour what he appealed.
Yan, do you know this guy? I'm just curios about the depth of your conviction concerning his honesty, and what we're these appeals that everyone should honour? What did he really say? Please enlighten me, Thanks!
@@adolfiehillarious6076 His awareness, that he as descendent is willing to accept the history nowadays. It is not easy to bear the name of a controversial figure, some would prefer to change their name at all.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
Honest, my foot. He isn't related to Lee and he's not from THE Lee family, and he knows it. It's been proven.
@galndixie anybody shut ur azs up and sit down. Troll
Commanding general Lee was a good man he was fighting for his home not for the war i support both the north and south i'm a big fan of General grant and general Sherman they never cared about stupid status taking them down will not show anything
no he was fighting for his home not for silly little things like slavery or white supremacy just because your afraid to admit your wrong i'm Irish my people was raped pillaged and beaten so i know what a racist is believe me
@gamelvr1 ye i do agree with you its just i have respect for lee he reminds me of our nations hero General Micheal Collins a little bit....everyone is equal now tho its time to come together
@gamelvr1 I respect a good leader a man of skill, courage integrity and rank as a Instructor of the ACF i teach my men to learn old tactics and to build them up to today's military methods and how it has changed all i'm saying is a "great" general like lee didn't give no damn about a statue his memory will be honoured in those who look at the bigger picture my father was a Colonel in the British army his country was torn apart by another but he learnt to forgive and forget and he joined their army and became a high ranking respected officer what happened in the US american civil war is no different then what happened in Ireland all those years ago
" THIS MAKES ME BELIEVE IN AMERICA AGAIN" I WANT TO CRY SERIOUSLY
Get sensitive ass out of here big baby
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
Yeah let's take down every single statue that's totally gonna help the world out. Hell let's take down the Martin Luther King Jr statues as well. Every statue must be racist I guess ?_?
Most of you hate that man anyway so shut up lol
Actually I don't :)
It’s sad that it’s taken this long.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992), is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
since protesters didn’t want robert E Lee’s statues and since Robert Lee never even wanted statues of him in the first place i see this as absolute win
Except the Confederate fanboys. Like any crazy fan, they will not listen to their idol's wishes or the wishes of his descendants.
Or those of us that have an actual understanding of history. When you state that Lee wanted to keep the institution. Of slavery you prove you lack understanding. Every single primary source points to Lee fighting to defend Virginia from what he saw as an invader its really not a debatable thing.
Robert E Lee should never be forgotten. He was an Amazing General ranking amongst Alexander the Great and Napoleon. Robert E Lee disagreed with the southern cause of secession but he fought for the south because he was a proud Virginian and fought for his homeland. It’s disgraceful too start tearing down our history before even learning it.
no, he was a traitor to the USA that fought to keep the institution of slavery and a massive stain to democracy and history.
Everyone has learned it. We go to a school. That’s why it’s being taken down.
I'm all for removing the Confederate statues legally. Not vandalizing them. And yes people vandalizing them should be held accountable. And I feel like I have to add this again. I'm all for removing the Confederate statues LEGALLY.
Did the Confederate people do what they do legally? Or, did they accomplish their goals with violence?
That’s awesome! Good for him! He needs to speak out more and to speak to the entire south!
Shut up dumbass!!!!
Julie Miller
Nope
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
A lot of black soldiers, in the 1980. Complained about. Robert E Lee name on the main front gate at. FT Bliss. Now we known why. But we didn't know. The 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, was stationed here. AMEN
From 1861 to 1862, Texas Confederates seized Fort Bliss after Texas withdrew from the Union. The fort was used to support the New Mexico Campaign, an effort to pull that territory out of the Union. The Confederates were forced to leave by a force of Californian Union troops in 1862, who used the fort as an occasional operating base.
In 1868 the fort was flooded by the Rio Grande, and a new fort built nearby. This fort was used until 1876, when it was briefly abandoned, then returned to active duty in 1878 as a permanent post for several infantry and cavalry units, including the 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers, an all-black cavalry unit of the Old West. This post continued until 1893, when the fort was relocated to its current headquarters site.
that descendant should be ashamed of themself for tearing down the statue of a man who only fought against the Union because he loved his State above anything else. deplorable that anyone would ever vandalize or destroy one of these statues
That “”descendant” isn’t really related to the great southern General himself. He’s a fraud
Well said Rev Well said.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
Not much said about native Americans that fought for the Confederacy. The US government shafted them over and over so why not take up arms against the Union?
@Roger Wilco On the move to Oklahoma the southern tribes were given the OK to bring along their slaves.
Put it in a museum but not in the back. It's apart of our history you can't say it didn't happen.
Yes..so SAD
Right 🤔🤔😏😏
Why does putting things in the back mean they didn't happen?
Is this supposed to be a Rosa Parks reference?
@@EricLing64 HUH??? no some guy in the lower comments said put the statue in the back so you can't see it.
@@warebare2026 You can't walk to the back of a museum? And again, YOU are the one saying "it didn't happen." How do you jump to that point?
We learn all about the Nazis through history classes and other means, we don't have statues of Hitler anywhere do we? Or fly a swastika on a red flag. Or do you?
Yeah but it would hurt some Chud in Idaho’s feelings of Southern Pride so...
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Never thought I was Gonna Thank A Relative of Robert Lee in my life, Thank You for doing the right thing!
Robert E Lee didn't want to him nor flags or uniforms worn at his funeral he also opposed monuments to others in the civil war as well . Most of the monuments were built in the early 1900s
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
It's time to Clean up America..We owe it to our next Generation..✌🏼✌️✌🏽✌🏿🍀☮️😁🌈🌞❤️🕊️💐
You’re a real hero🤮
Good for him. He's a great example of the effect God can have on one's life. If more people were like him, the world would be a much better place.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
Yes
So pointless. Many other things to worry about. Simply another distraction. I’m sure his family was paid off to do this.
I am a direct descendant to Robert Edward Lee and I disagree with taking our confederate flags down.
No one cares
Cool, want a cookie? One day you’ll see you were wrong, or you wont. Your on the wrong side of history. A side people wont like in the future. So, I must give you a big middle finger, screw you, and good day.
I am too a Lee descendant and I absolutely don't want any part of American history destroyed! This country, The United States of America, is a success because of the struggles we overcame as a nation throughout history. An America deep with history. History is full of the good, the bad, and the ugly. America is the best nation in the world because of our abilities to overcome such struggles and suffering. America is the best nation because of this and because we as people, as a nation, have the ability to discuss all aspects of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness without violence and without destruction. All American history should be preserved. When you look at history you can’t pick and choose. All American history is important!
You're speaking logically of course, but that's not what it's about today.. If you're white you're pretty much automatically considered a racist unless you prove yourself to be aggressively against racism by supporting the BLM movement.. And that means that all historic symbols that they want to have removed must go and you're not allowed to contest it in anyway at all or you are just simply a racist and that's the end of it period.. You can't reason with people that don't understand sound reasoning.. This young generation has been so brainwashed with political correctness for so long that they don't know which end is up..
Rev. Rob Lee statements are simple, powerful, and eloquent.
I applaud him.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
Taking down a monument to US veterans. Shame
US veterans? Lmao the Confederates were traitors who waged war against their own country
they're literally enemies of the USA
THANK YOU SOMEONE WHO IS SPEAKING FACTS EVEN AGAINST THEIR OWN FAMILY MEMBER & ADMITTING TO BEING ASHAMED & STATING IT IS A RACIST FLAG! Good on you Sir from London ✊🏾♥️
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
Why is this so hard? Don’t destroy the statues, place them in Museums that’s where the statues belong.
I'm starting to think white supremacists literally do not have object permanence down.
Maybe I should be too surprised if their parents are siblings.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
This is so terrible. Erasing our history. Robert E. Lee was an awesome man. You sir are a disgrace to your name sake.
Oh well, deal with it. Times are changing.
You are correct. I’ll tell you how disgraceful he is, he is NOT related to RE Lee. His name is Robt “Wright” Lee IV and that line of Lee’s is not related to the Lee’s of Virginia.
@@goodtimesroll8rxpe increasing
I'm a grate grandson of general lee I never said take it down
Robert E. lee literally described slavery as ‘a great evil’ he only stood for the confederacy because he was a loyal man and thus stood for his heritage.
I'm so sick with this mans comments, this is my heritage and there is more to this than slavery people! Christ this is over 150 years ago, don't force feed this issue down our throats and get on with your lives! Take a history lesson people.
@Anti thug Society Spoken like a true patriot very well said, thanks for your service!!
Thank you..well said.we are not responsible for what happened in the 1700 and 1800s.i have a history degree.people need to get books and read history.
Shut up
Search for the actual facts.... Not just what you were told in the textbook of earlier eras.
@@shuttlemanjack What conversation are you in? Not a clue
His great great grandfather would be proud of him!
@Jason S welp they can talk about that in the museum hes going to 😂😂😂😂😂
Not sure who you are referring to but it was not Robert Edward Lee. This guys great grandfather was Robt “Wright” Lee and his gggf was John Osborne Lee. His gggf was Robert Scothrup Lee. None of these men were family to the Lee’s of Virginia and RE Lee. So, would his gggf be proud that he was a liar?
“As I’ve grown” . The difference between a man, not a childish man holding on to hateful symbols and way of thinking. Respect your growth.
Lee never wanted a statue but he will be remembered as a respectful general in the books and as a confederate who didn’t agree to slavery.
Put it where historical items belongs, the museums.
"I'm not going to try and pick a fight with the president of the United States." His family certainly learned that lesson.
Uh oh He better change his name or they will be after him when all the statues are desecrated🤦🏼♀️.
Yep..he is CANCELLED NOW
Yes
Lol look at your face 😭😭
@@gabbiem2722 im looking at yours and it fits the ENTIRE circle..this is grown folks conversation...LOOK AT YOUR FACE😭😭Wow YOUR A CLOWN.. Go to bed..DID u really just say look at your FACE??wow thats something my 14yr old would say...go watch umm Justin bieber or the other one umm ya TAYLOR swift.
@@ronnydisalvo80 lol yea rite. U know damn well her face HIT lol 😭😭😭 ur the clown 🥳
See his biography. He didn’t betray his country his home and family was in Virginia. Slaves were previously freed before the war. Know your facts
No he fought for the confederency, he bretrayed his country
This is a smart man.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992), is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
This guy is NOT a descendant of Robert E. Lee. I’m a liberal and supporter of the ideas that he is promoting so I’m not against him politically. But, this man is using his similar name to promote himself as a representative of the Robert E Lee family. It’s insane that anyone would offer him a platform without calling him out on this.
If you destroy and erase history it repeats its self
What history?
history wasn't destroyed for 400 years and guess what it still has repeated! History repeats if people don't want to learn from their mistakes it's inevitable! so this comment is overused and proves that it's invalid to use in this age of era.
@@wesleygaitan man history has not repeated itself if you search and research more whites die by police
@@tommyverrceti9555 that's because there are more whites
I struggle with this issue. I think this isn't fair to remove the monuments. The monuments were erected to honor deceased soldiers by their families. I also think the Lost Cause Mythology was the worst legacy to leave anyone. The Confederacy was a shameful & hateful legacy to leave anyone. Emmett Till's story made me realize there were 2 South's that existed. I will never view the South again the same way because of Till's story. I cried when I learned about him. I never doubted slavery was evil. It was evil and should never have happened. Robert E Lee chose to fight for the South because it was his home. He was very divided about which side to join.
PINK people beloved statues are finally coming down like the London Bridge!😂😂😂
Talk about racist
@@kimberlynance2711 Nope I'm black, i can't be racist. Nice try
@@pinkskincanthandlethesunli6508 just cuz ur blacck dont mean u cant be rasict u sound stupid look at ur name
@JustJ WhoIsAsking LMBAO!! You can't genocide black people period. We are on all four corners of this earth. We are here to stay! Now blow it out your ass devil.
@@robertstoudt4578 And what's wrong with my name?😂
I agree with taking down CONFEDERATE statues but not statues of important Figures like President Washington, Grant, Roosevelt etc... People who have done good things for America
He's probably a badass
He's into black chicks
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I am one of thousands of descendants of Mareen Duvall, who once owned the largest plantation in the Americas. If anyone finds a statue of him, you have my permission to send it to the nearest recycling center.
I have a tremendous respect for this man. Even just coming forward and speaking on it as opposed to hiding his relation is admirable.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
You can not change history or erase it.
Good now BURN E. LEE
Very well said !
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
It’s spelled descendant.
Descendant, used as a noun, refers to someone who descends from someone else. Descendent, on the other hand, refers to the act of moving downward. Descendent is a word that is used in place of descendant now, though its usage is less common. Sorry for the mansplaining.
Griffins Grubbin No, it’s not. Descendent is an adjective as in “this person is descendent from Robert E. Lee”, not “this person is Robert E. Lee’s descendant.”
Woooooooo
@@sophiaarias9341 yeah that's literally what I said without using the word adjective.
@@retroultra1212 it always hits a funny bone when people argue over agreeing on the same thing, mental barriers and miscommunication will be the end of humanity lol
ok if they get rid of the confederate flag the democrats needs to be next to go
I, too, would rather see my ancestor’s statue removed than see it vandalized.
He’s an evangelist. If anyone understands the psychological influence of a crowd it would be him.
Lee didn’t “choose” to secede. The Virginia legislature voted to secede and the Colonel chose not to draw his sword against his home state, where his wife and children, friends and legacy all remained. Lee wrote a letter to his wife and son about his views on slavery. He believed that slavery was a sin in the eyes of god and that the best outcome for everyone was to let it die out of natural causes. How anyone, much less a member of his lineage can call the man a traitor I do not know. However, the victors write the history books and unfortunately a man who lived a life of virtue in every regard is overshadowed by a notorious drunk. I for one will not forget my heritage and the efforts of my ancestors who fought for freedom.
I agree with this man 100 percent.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
I teach the Civil War. My students will discuss this historical day. He didn't even want this kind of rememberance of him. He wanted to heal the nation after the war. One hundred and fifty years later his wish is being honored. Rest in Peace Robert E. Lee!
I. Fck'n love this Man's poise and heart.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
Celebrating your defeat is just stupid. Celebrating your racism in 2021 isn't ok. It's the internet age and the world is able to watch us say 1 thing and do another.
Give that man Secret Service protection right now, and have him give a televised sermon on all platforms everyday; required viewing.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992) is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia. Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV is a fraud!
@@samb.129 what is wrong with you?
They need to be turned into teaching tools. Hate sucks
I would love to be Robert E Lee's descendent, not cause of the racism but because of the fact that he is a descendent of a famous historical figure, like George Washington, that would also be cool or Thomas Jefferson, or Grant
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV (born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992), is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
If you want to remove stuff, people you voted will speak for you and discuss it with others, and then perhaps you remove it. Subjective destruction is a disgusting form of violence and justly prosecuted. Simple as that
Leave the statues alone you can't erase history so you might as well leave it alone or face the consequences
Robert E Lee didn’t want statues of him then there shouldn’t be.
I am a decedent and I say Keep it.
Reverend Robert Wright Lee IV who was born in Statesville, NC, in October 1992, is a fraud. He is NOT related to Robert E. Lee. Revered Lee, as his father, grandfather and great grandfather, was named Robert Wright Lee, and they all were from North Carolina. His second great grandfather was John Osborne Lee from Alabama as was his third great grandfather Robert Scothrup Lee. His fourth great grandfather was William Lee of Georgia.
I don't really care about the statues, I think they should be in museums for future generations to learn about.
Our country had a bitter Civil War, one side lost, one side won. A lot of people died, they put up statues to commemorate them. That's it. Silly to take them down.
I am surprised when he called Gen Lee a traitor. I don't think so. I understand that the "country" of Gen Lee is Virginia, not United States which was still a plural in the 1860s. In the 1860s, Virginia still had its sovereignty, and Gen Lee was a Virginian first and then an American.
I believe Rev. Robert Lee IV loves The United State which is a singular now since 1865. How strong is his loyalty to his current country The United State? He should apply that feeling to Gen Lee in 1861 but regarding Virginia.
While I admit the chaos and the condition of "fog of war" at that time, my understanding is:
- 1861/04/04: Virginia voted against secession.
- 1861/04/17: Virginia voted to declare secession after U.S President Abraham Lincoln called for troops.
- 1861/04/20: Gen Lee sent his resignation letter to U.S Secretary of War, after turning down the offer of Abraham Lincoln to become the senior commander of Union troops, as "how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native state?"
- 1861/04/23: Virginia offered Gen Lee the commander position of its state forces.
I think Gen Lee is a symbol of loyalty as a Virginian. Wherever Virginia goes, he would follow suit, even when Virginia was badly defeated in 1865, he chose "I must abide her fortune, and share her fate."
Last but not least, I understand Gen Lee considered himself as a soldier, not a politician. He had but little intention to interfere Virginia's politic policies. He just followed the duty of a soldier by honor.
This guy is not a relative. He’s a fraud. His name is Robt Wright Lee IV.
Yes, the South had slaves, and at the start of the war the Union supported slavery. If the Civil war was just over slavery then Lincoln would have freed them at the on set. The war was over states rights...yes I know its hard to swallow. Would 700K men leave their families and jobs just to keep people enslaved? I say no! The south was full of good people who were also against it but felt their land was being envaded. I believe the south would have freed slaves on their own. Slavery wasn't made an issue until after the battle of Sharpsburg 1862...several years after the start of the war.
Shouldn't this all have been removed when we won?
the monuments and flag didnt show up until the 1890s - 1950s. long after the war. the “confederate flag” isnt even the actual confederate flag.
At last no more Confederacy, no more Rebels, no more Jedi
Those wanting to leave confederate statues up....... what about putting up a Benedict Arnold statue?
Wow, what a man! May his kind and brave heart helps improving the long lasted legacy of Lee's treason, directly accounting for bloodshed of millions, and indirectly for several generation of hatred.
Bless their hearts, they suffer from Caucasian guilt, they need their self worth and/or esteem back.
Thank you Rev. Robert E. Lee IV for coming forward!
@none of your damn business
you... clearly don't read well.
This is not RE Lee the 4th. It’s Robt “Wright” Lee IV and he is not related in any way to REL. Unfortunately he has been claiming a relationship but there is no connection between his line and the Lee’s of Virginia.
@@McPherson952 God you're an idiot
Zach read your own comment. He is not RE Lee IV. He is Robert Wright Lee IV. So, clearly you don’t read well and haven’t actually researched this guy and have taken his claim blindly.
@@McPherson952 again.. you're a genuine idiot.