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I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right
In June 2020, protesters in Richmond used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis, splashed paint on its surface and slung a toilet paper noose around its neck.
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Statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Virginia toppled by protesters
Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), local WRIC TV said Wednesday. According to the channel, the statue was thrown into a nearby lake. The police arrived at the site. Read also UN human rights experts say ...
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Removing statues means 'our society is evolving,' say historians, activists
A statue of Confederate president Jefferson Davis was torn down by protesters in Richmond, Virginia, on June 11, while another another one of general Robert E. Lee is set for removal by the city.
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Thomas Jefferson Statue
The statue of Thomas Jefferson is a gift from the University of Virginia. At the statue's dedication on November 11, 1992, U.Va. President John Casteen made note of Jefferson's $17,000 debt to the ...
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Jefferson Davis statue torn down in Richmond, Virginia Protesters tore down a statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond, Virginia's famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night.
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Statue of Spanish conquistador Pizarro returned to Lima city centre, bucking anti-colonial trend
In Richmond, Virginia, a statue of Jefferson Davis, the president of the pro-slavery Confederacy, was pulled to the ground. At least three statues of Columbus were vandalised in a week.
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Protesters toppled and damaged a statue of Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, in 2020. It is now displayed at a museum just as they left it: prone and paint-splattered, with a toilet-paper noose.