The Stuart statue was one of four monuments of prominent Confederate leaders owned by the city of Richmond that have been removed in recent weeks. Three have been taken down by the city while a statue of Jefferson Davis was torn down by protesters.
The fifth Confederate memorial on Monument Avenue – a towering statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee – is the largest and most prominent but remains standing for now as a judge issued an injunction halting its removal.James Ewell Brown Stuart was commander of the Cavalry Corps of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia who was fatally wounded by a Union soldier in 1864. The 15-foot statue of Stuart atop a 7-foot pedestal was erected in 1907.
Across the nation, citizens have been taking to the streets to protest for racial justice and against police brutality. During some protests, demonstrators have torn down statues of prominent Confederate leaders or other historic figures with known racist pasts.
OH Dear ! ! The 5 year old stand up comedian Brat who calls himself POTUS, is going to be REALLY dissatisfied with THIS ! !
That's the end of tourism in the murder capital of Virginia. History repeats itself when it is forgotten.
This was erected in 1907 wtf were they doing erecting statues to traitors in in 1907 anyway? Some were erected in the 1970s 🤷🏻♂️
Media won't show
Racist BLM killed a black 8 year old girl
Stonewalling Trump is gonna barf up his chitterlins
& with that we fix it all, blacks will stop killing blacks, psychopath cops will stop killing black people, single black mothers will stop having kids, black neighborhoods will be safer & prosperous, blacks will have better education, stereotypes & prejudice will end, yeey... NOT
I visited Richmond & saw the fantastic statues, awesome art museum, Jefferson Davis House & Confederate Museum. Not once did I think anything should be taken away. This Midwest lady loves history.
Did these come down yet?
I’m just here to watch Trump supporters cry 🍿
Democrats are trying to destroy their parties history.
Unbelievable. How could this city do such a thing. How could they think that taking down a statue of a man that helped kill Americans is a good idea. I am absolutely stunned.
Trumper is next realDonaldTrump
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