Politics aside, this should be interesting.
"The lawsuit claims the graffiti has happened "in large part" because of the state's "failure to guard and protect the Lee Monument as required by the Deed and Joint Resolution, and carry out their official responsibilities."
"Roger Gregory and Bettie F. Allen Gregory signed the March 17, 1890 deed, transferring the land, a 200-foot diameter circular plot, from the family to the state. Then-Gov. P.W. McKinney also signed the deed, according to the lawsuit.
https://www.roanoke.com/news/virginia/l ... I_KRk4s7Zg