Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Levar Stoney, Mayor of Richmond, arrive on the scene before the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and his wife Pam Northam arrive on the scene before the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The feencing around the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee appears to make an "X" as it was removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The top half of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is moved by a crane after being cut from the rest of the sculpture after removal from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee rests on the ground after being removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is guided by workmen after it was removed from its pedestal on Monument Ave.,in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

A worker uses an electric saw to cut the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, after it was removed from its pedestal on Monument Ave.,in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

The top half of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, is moved by a crane after being cut from the rest of the sculpture, right, following removal from its pedestal, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. September 8, 2021. Bob Brown//Pool via REUTERS

Protesters stand on a pedestal that once supported a statue of Queen Victoria, toppled during a rally, following the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former indigenous residential schools, outside the provincial legislature on Canada Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes

Protesters stand on a pedestal that once supported a statue of Queen Victoria, toppled during a rally, following the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former indigenous residential schools, outside the provincial legislature on Canada Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes

Protesters stand on a pedestal that once supported a statue of Queen Victoria, toppled during a rally, following the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former indigenous residential schools, outside the provincial legislature on Canada Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes

Protesters stand on a pedestal that once supported a statue of Queen Victoria, toppled during a rally, following the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former indigenous residential schools, outside the provincial legislature on Canada Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes

Red handprints cover a pedestal of aQueen Victoria statue, toppled during a rally following the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former indigenous residential schools, outside the provincial legislature on Canada Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes

Red handprints cover a pedestal of aQueen Victoria statue, toppled during a rally following the discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at former indigenous residential schools, outside the provincial legislature on Canada Day in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada July 1, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon VanRaes

Demonstrators hold the flag of the Misak people and Colombia's national flag while standing on the pedestal of the statue of South American independence leader Simon Bolivar during anti-government protests demanding the end to police violence, economic support as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic batters incomes, and the withdrawal of a health reform, in Bogota, Colombia May 12, 2021. The writing on the mock coffin reads "The health reform wants us all in a box." REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita

Demonstrators hold the flag of the Misak people while standing on the pedestal of the statue of South American independence leader Simon Bolivar during anti-government protests demanding the end to police violence, economic support as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic batters incomes, and the withdrawal of a health reform, in Bogota, Colombia May 12, 2021. The writing on the mock coffin reads "The health reform wants us all in a box." REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Demonstrators hold Colombia's national flag while standing on the pedestal of the statue of South American independence leader Simon Bolivar during anti-government protests demanding the end to police violence, economic support as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic batters incomes, and the withdrawal of a health reform, in Bogota, Colombia May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Nathalia Angarita

A man and child walk on a pedestal bridge with a rising pink supermoon in the background, as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 26, 2021. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

A person holds spray paint on a pedestal during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

A person spray-paints a pedestal, above which stands a depiction of Queen Mother Sirikit, during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

A person spray-paints a pedestal, above which stands a depiction of Queen Mother Sirikit, during a rally in Bangkok, Thailand November 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

A man writes on a fence as an empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen during Columbus Day, or Day of the Race (Dia de la Raza) in remembrance of when Colon came to the Americas, in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

People write on a fence as an empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen during Columbus Day, or Day of the Race (Dia de la Raza) in remembrance of when Colon came to the Americas, in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

An empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen during Columbus Day, or Day of the Race (Dia de la Raza) in remembrance of when Colon came to the Americas, in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 2020. The sign on the fence reads:"We already bring down it". REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

An empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen during Columbus Day, or Day of the Race (Dia de la Raza) in remembrance of when Colon came to the Americas, in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 2020, REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

An empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen during Columbus Day, or Day of the Race (Dia de la Raza) in remembrance of when Colon came to the Americas, in Mexico City, Mexico October 12, 2020, REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

An empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen in front of a hotel, in Mexico City, Mexico October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

A combination picture shows an empty pedestal (L) where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, on October 11, 2020 and the statue (R) before it was taken off, at Reforma avenue in Mexico City, Mexico June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

An empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen in Mexico City, Mexico October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

an empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen in Mexico City, Mexico October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

An empty pedestal where a statue of Italian explorer Cristobal Colon, also known as Christopher Columbus, used to stand before it was taken off by the municipality, is seen in Mexico City, Mexico October 11, 2020. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

A protester attaches a placard reading "Belarusian security forces destroyed the country - ballast" at a pedestal of the monument during an opposition demonstration to protest against presidential election results at the Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A woman attaches an anti-Lukashenko placard at a pedestal of the monument during a protest against the presidential election results demanding the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and the release of political prisoners, near the Government House in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A man attaches an anti-Lukashenko placard at a pedestal of the monument during a protest against the presidential election results demanding the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and the release of political prisoners, near the Government House in Independence Square in Minsk, Belarus August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A man walks past a tractor placed on a pedestal outside a tractor plant in Minsk, Belarus August 4, 2020. Picture taken August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Vasily Fedosenko

A woman has her lunch beside an empty pedestal where the Confederate 'Silent Sentinel' statue was removed yesterday from the front of the Loudoun County courthouse, in Leesburg, Virginia, U.S., July 22, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The statue to Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart rests on its side after being taken from its pedestal in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. July 7, 2020. REUTERS/Julia Rendleman

Crews stand around the statue to Confederate general Stonewall Jackson after it was removed from the pedestal in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. July 1, 2020. REUTERS/Julia Rendleman TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Jack Rocks lifts Natasha Hatton from a pedestal where a statue of Christopher Columbus was toppled after widespread civil unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S., June 10, 2020. Picture taken June 10, 2020. REUTERS/Julia Rendleman

Kentucky Democratic Governor Andy Beshear operates a crane that removes a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis from the rotunda of the Capitol Building in Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. June 13, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

A pedestal where a statue of Christopher Columbus was toppled is seen after widespread civil unrest following the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. June 10, 2020. Picture taken June 10, 2020 REUTERS/Julia Rendleman

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

The statue of "The Victor" is seen on display for a day, after restoration, before it returns to its pedestal at the Kalemegdan fortress in Belgrade, Serbia, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Fishermen sail on an improvised raft with anchored fishing boats in the background as they are crossing next to a submerged pedestal bridge (R) at Fish Harbor in Karachi, Pakistan October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A technician places the humanoid robot Sophia, a creation of Hanson Robotics, on her pedestal at the Malta Blockchain Summit in St Julian's, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Patricia Okoumou walks out of federal court from her arraignment, a day after authorities say she scaled the stone pedestal of the Statue of Liberty to protest U.S. immigration policy, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Patricia Okoumou raises her hand in the air after leaving federal court from her arraignment, a day after authorities say she scaled the stone pedestal of the Statue of Liberty to protest U.S. immigration policy, and speaking to the media in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Patricia Okoumou looks on after leaving federal court from her arraignment, a day after authorities say she scaled the stone pedestal of the Statue of Liberty to protest U.S. immigration policy, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Patricia Okoumou raises her hand in the air after leaving federal court from her arraignment, a day after authorities say she scaled the stone pedestal of the Statue of Liberty to protest U.S. immigration policy, and speaking to the media in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Patricia Okoumou waves as she leaves federal court from her arraignment, a day after authorities say she scaled the stone pedestal of the Statue of Liberty to protest U.S. immigration policy, in Manhattan, New York, U.S., July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton