Washington and Lee Renames Buildings, Replaces Military Portraits of Its Namesakes

Washington and Lee University (VA) will rename two buildings and make changes at Lee Chapel, part of several moves as the private university confronts its complicated history. Portraits of Robert E. Lee and George Washington wearing military uniforms that hang in Lee Chapel will be changed to portraits of the men in civilian clothing. Lee, the Confederate general and former president of the school, is buried in the chapel. The door to the chamber in the chapel that houses a recumbent statue of Lee will be closed during school events, to mark a separation between the university and the memorial.