Third Confederate Statue Toppled By Protesters In Richmond In Recent Weeks

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Source: Houston Chronicle

Third Confederate statue toppled by protesters in Richmond in recent weeks, By Laura Vozzella and April Bethea, The Washington Post, June 17, 2020. (The Houston Chronicle).

(8 hrs. ago) RICHMOND - Protesters tore down another Confederate statue in Virginia's state capital on Tuesday, the third such monument to be toppled in recent weeks.

Shortly after 11 p.m., demonstrators climbed on the Richmond Howitzers Monument near Virginia Commonwealth University. Protesters pulled the figure from its pedestal before dispersing.

The monument, unveiled in 1892, honors an artillery unit that served in the Civil War. It stood near Park Avenue and Harrison Street by VCU's Monroe Park campus.

Earlier this month, protesters brought down two other statues in the city honoring Confederate figures.
The toppling of the Howitzers Monument came hours into an evening demonstration that drew hundreds of protesters downtown. Earlier Tuesday, Mayor Levar Stoney ousted Police Chief William Smith after two nights of tense demonstrations outside police headquarters that involved the use of chemical gas and rubber bullets...

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- A statue from the Richmond Howitzers Monument in Richmond, Va., lies after being toppled Tuesday night, June 16, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The monument was erected in 1892 to commemorate a Richmond Civil War artillery unit, (Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP){/p}

- Protesters in Richmond tear down another Confederate statue.

[Scurrilous]

1. Face down in the dirt.

So much for rising again.

[not fooled]

2. Please melt down and recycle

so that some good can come of it, rather than being stuck in some museum to become a shrine for racists.

[underpants]

3. I was wondering when they'd get to that one

Lived one block west of there when I first moved here. Used to laundry across the street.

I’m surprised AP Hill hasn’t been touched yet.