美语听力素材:夏洛茨维尔邦联雕像被布覆盖
日期:2017-08-25
Black fabric will now cover the statues of Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson that stand in Charlottesville, Virginia, a week after a meleebetween white nationalists and counter-protesters broke out, leading to a car attack killing one woman.
The vote came after a contentious city council meeting:
(Woman) "You are not a leader. And that has been clear since the first day you sat in that chair!"
Police arrested three people outside that meeting. The shrouds are to mark the city mourning the death of 32-year-old Heather Heyer.