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The statue gained national attention in recent years, with comedian Stephen Colbert describing it as showing that the Confederacy was “founded by skirt-wearing nutcrackers riding wet lizards.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
The statue gained national attention in recent years, with comedian Stephen Colbert describing it as showing that the Confederacy was “founded by skirt-wearing nutcrackers riding wet lizards.” (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
AP Photo/Mark Humphrey