Political leaders in Richmond, Virginia, have committed to removing Confederate statues in a reshaping of how one of America’s most historic cities tells its story in its public spaces. Many activists and black leaders say it is long overdue.
they considered removing the statues impractical, or nearly impossible due to a state law that protected war memorials., an effort led by black women lawmakers. It will take effect July 1, giving Richmond and other localities around the state permission to do as they please. The Lee statue, meanwhile, was on state property.
The statue arrived in Richmond in pieces from France, where it was created. Thousands of Virginians used wagons to help pull the pieces for more than a mile to what was then an empty field. That field is now part of Monument Avenue, the city’s grandest boulevard and one that’s been visited over the years by dignitaries including British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Britain’s Queen Elizabeth.
Today, the 21-foot bronze equestrian sculpture that shows the general in military attire sits atop a 40-foot pedestal on whose side is inscribed a single word: “Lee.”of the Lee Monument on the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places recognizes the statue as a “masterpiece” of French academic sculpture.
Joseph Rogers, a descendant of enslaved people and an organizer with the Defenders who spoke with AP this week from a rally at the Lee monument, said he felt he was witnessing history when he learned the statue would be removed.
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