RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night by protesters.
Efforts to tear one of the statues down began around 8:20 p.m., but the rope they were using snapped, The Virginian-PilotThe crowd was frustrated by the Portsmouth City Council’s decision to put off moving the monument. They switched to throwing bricks from the post that held the plaque they had pulled down as they initially worked to bring down the statue.
A flag tied to the monument was lit on fire, and the flames burned briefly at the base of one of the statues.
Hope they are going to make them put them up again . That is History which can't be erased by out of control Antifa led Protesters.
Confederates warred against the United States, remember? If you love our country, why would you want statues displayed in public that glorifying those people?
When they get into destruction of property they aren’t “protestors” any longer.
Pretty sure the statue just tripped.
I hope nobody puts a dress on him and tries to sneak him out of town.
sexy
The cultural revolution in America
Statues of the segregationist Strom Thurmond, throughout South Carolina, also should come down.
They can destroy statues but they can't erase history. Idiots!
Take them all down
Jefferson Davis should have been tried for treason. What happened to the statue should have happened to the man 150 years ago.
That place where Jeff Davis' statue stood can be cleaned up and repurposed. A Harriet Tubman statue? That'd be awesome!
His hand is out, maybe he should stop resisting
For everyone who is wondering why people rightfully hate Columbus, Here a really good piece about this genocidal maniac:
'The monuments were put up as explicit symbols of white supremacy.'
'Bout time.
SheepDogSociety Your headline leaves out that GovernorVA permanently disabled a man when the man was nearly decapitated by a statue pulled down by Northam's lawless gang of droogs.
Vandals riot and damage priceless statues in Richmond
TrueFactsStated Now for the second confederate president ...
I don't like leaders who get captured anyways
ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST! We coming for you R.E. Lee!
SpringSteps 💩💩💩💩💩
Can we rename route 1 next? I'm amazed a major highway is still called Jefferson Davis Hwy today.
Asked repeatedly to remove these states have refused. Statues to losers who caused so much death and stood for slavery. Not vandalism just doing what wimp white legislatures refused to do
It will be called Marxist Avenue now
So do we remove all of the paintings depicting the Confederacy in a non-negative light?
A years from now, some terribly confused people will put up some realDonaldTrump statues. In about a hundred years, America will finally regain its senses and tear down the idiotic statues just like this one.
Nice to see one of the Vanilla ISIS terrorist leaders being torn to the ground. We still have a several to go. Some dead. Some still alive. One way or another they ALL go down. And soon to be declared a terrorist organization. Absolutely glorious.
Good for Virginia.
Just more acceptance of criminal behavior.
realDonaldTrump you mad?
good. ironic to see this story now. I'm watching documentary on Sherman right now... 😳
Well done Richmond, destroy and rewrite your history!!!!!!!
When Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas, he celebrated Jefferson Davis Day as a State Holiday!!
All these Republicans defending these monuments to racist Democrats. You'd almost think they were only defending them because the statues are of racists. It certainly can't be because they are Democrats!
There is no honor in slavery, rape and murder.
So sad. That more public monuments are being destroyed. There are other ways to express disagreement with a statue.
Wow, there's an epidemic of statues tripping and falling recently - must be something in the pigeon poop.
HELP TAKE DOWN CHICAGOS CONFEDERATE MONUMENT !!!!
What the hell was it doing up there in the first place?
The word is 'vandals'.
Bluestate1984
Uhh, ap ( Asshole Propaganda ), don't you think that it has kinda, sorta went past the 'Protester', into a riot/vandalism type scenario...........?!?!? Lamestream media.........at its best.........FAKE news, lies and propaganda.......
maggieNYT Good fucking riddance.
Protesters in Virginia topple statue of Confederate President Donald Trump along Richmond's famed supremacist Avenue.
TreasonRag
The statue appeared to have a gun and lunged at protesters. They acted in self defense.
S'funny. In Trump's America, kneeling silently before the flag is a sign of disrespect, but 1) rebelling against your country; 2) breaking from the union; and 3) waging war to protect your newly formed rogue nation makes you a hero worthy of eternal adoration.
SpringSteps Idiots that don't know history. Animals.
morgfair This sounds like a *delightful* evening!
I drove that street. Surreal to see the Glorification of Racism today. And in a Black city. Imagine a Black child there learning that all the statues in Richmond (there are MANY) are monuments to men who fought the rest of the country in order to keep his ancestors as slaves. 🤔
Oh well.
Ha
morgfair The problem with this whole thing is that the statues should be removed in a lawful way. All of them should be removed and put in a museum of American history. They should not be displayed in squares or in any places of reverence. The South lost the Civil War.
morgfair They are not 'protestors'... they just committed a crime and should be in jail. Any other person would be
SpiroAgnewGhost Beautiful. I left Richmond for good 30 years ago to get away from that BS. Great stuff!
Is that protesting?
The sad truth is: the Civil War was more about secession than slavery!
Good. You dont take out the racist statues people will find a way to get rid of them.
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And possibly killed one of their own people. I feel like there should be some mention of that in the headline FFS.
В это тяжело поверить
Communist’s Cultural Revolution seems to be happening in the United States
Jefferson Davis
Tear that motherfucker DOWN 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
SpiroAgnewGhost Put it in a museum where it belongs. Stupid to have it in a public square.
Should of left the Davis statue up. Show everyone what happens to miserly jerk offs
Looks like a mob hit.!!
What kind of animals live in the USA now. Ashamed of this country.
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About damn time!
I don't remember anyone complaining that Iraqis were erasing history when they pulled down the statue of Saddam Hussein.
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Similarly, across the pond with Edward Colston statue. Spoiler alert: it met the river bottom. BLMprotest
For the folks who argue “we’ll forget the lessons of history” Stop being stupid. If you need statues or flags of racist traitors everywhere to remember racist traitors who fought to own slaves you’re a lost cause. These statues commemorate vile and ugly humans. We don’t need that
Man what did miles morales did do
Anthony Johnson (b. c. 1600 – d. 1670)
Maybe not “famed?” Maybe or “deeply racist” or “incredibly embarrassing”
Sign and let’s get those monuments removed!
Animals!
Antifa , BLM, are good at setting building, cars of fire , looting , assaulting people , vandalize public buildings and private business , pulling down statues , all with the democrats blessing . Police were restrained , now being prosecuted for trying to do there job.
tear them all down!! no room to honor TRAITORS in this country... especially the racist ones!
God bless them
how superficial you have become- more taliban like actions from blacklivesmatter 🙄 history can not be changed just because YOU , BLM do not like it... HistoryMatters
What’s the charge for destroying government property whether they are practicing their free speech rights? Charge them all.
Great
maggieNYT And kill a dude while they're at it?
We need to remember the past but not iconize traitors. Statues need to go. I don’t know what’s going on. these good ol boys crying about the confederate statues and flag are the same people whining about disrespecting the anthem and American flag. Jfc pick one Billy joe bob.
No more WHITE LIES. 😂
Sic semper tyrannis
What does a statue have to do with police brutality? Nothing. But trying to erase history is what Marxists always do.
Should have been removed and placed elsewhere for historical purposes. These morons think they can erase history.
It fell harder than it was pushed. Must have been a secret antifa agent, trying to scramble the radios or something
children throwing temper tantrums.
The big question is: why would anyone have made statue of that traitor in the first place?
Breaking News: Richmond, Virginia Waffle House Declared Sanctuary City Amidst Anti-Confederate Uprising
They ripped that statue down faster than the union swept through the South. The Confederacy lost. Get over it snowflakes.
They don’t even who he was and he was Democrat
Sign and share to remove this nasty monument from the Texas state capitol
I remember when we cheered Iraqis toppling saddam statues
Good!!!!!
Jefferson Finis Davis was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. As a member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives before the American Civil !
Thank you
Richmond said they were going to wait a little bit and have a little review and I guess the people took it into their own hands ...power to the people
They should get paid for their labor. That job should have been done decades ago.
BWilliams if you slow the clip in Portsmouth, VA you can see a man in green shirt get crushed by falling statute.
Long overdue acts of damnatio memoriae
What they should do now is put him in a dress and hide him somewhere since that’s what he did after we toppled him the first time.
Looks like that problem just solved itself.
Virginians deserve everything they voted for.
THESE ALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON A BIG CHESS BOARD AND BLOWN TO BITS !!
The fine citizens saving tax dollars and taking care of it themselves. Strong work, keep it up.
Confederate statue tipping is the new cow tipping.
Winning
Is this the same one where they critically injured someone in the process or are you not going to report that because it’s antithetical to your agenda? A witness said you could see his skull and he was convulsing
Oh word?
Confederate Jefferson Davis was a Democrat
Take them all down!!!
Awsome - we need to stop celebrating our nation’s great villains.
AP, Your part of the blame of all this shit that's happening. Sorry AP we couldn't hold on from making this statement
😬davis employed slave labor and 100% supported slavery. As leader of the confederate, he is widely viewed as an ineffective wartime leader. Davis's performance in that role is considered poor. — However, to this day he remains for many a symbol racism, divisionism & treason.😬
Didn't Washington and Jefferson own slaves? You all going to take the Washington Monument down as well?
America is a strange country. The statue of a traitor is on their streets and the “patriots” feel outraged when it’s removed.
Rule by mob mentality now here in town. Need the mayor and police to step in before you have issues.
maggieNYT Such a sad way to treat to memory of a really shitty person 💩
maggieNYT Excellent.
Media celebrities the communists.
Power!
Awesome he was a hardcore Democrat
maggieNYT Americans are tired of having this argument every three months. And it's about time. And racists are quickly becoming cornered. And they hate it.
Sounds like vandalism. Why is this behavior allowed? You can't erase history, and even if you try, you are doomed to forget its valuable lessons and repeat the same mistakes, even if for different reasons.
Let this be a lesson for future Trump statue makers! And Trump statute makers!
Good
Wow, wasn't Christopher Columbus statue in Boston beheaded earlier today? Those statues are dying left and right.
Good riddance
Dirty rat 🐀 bastards! Have they nothing better to do
Why aren't they arresting these thugs? or is it time to start back lynchings
Good
This act, along with the recent destruction of several Columbus statues, should be a warning to everyone. What happens when the mob decides that your opinions or views are not worth respecting? Statues today, but what about tomorrow?
Thus to all who would commit treason against the United States
Cities are losing control. Richmond, Seattle, Portland, New York, Minneapolis, Boston. Local leaders lack the will to do anything and it’s shamefully disgusting. Lashing out at displays of history, be they Confederate or Columbus, is idiotic and regressive.
Racists when they see all the confederate shit being removed:
Why in the hell was there a Jefferson Davis statue
Did they kneel on his neck?
China 1966 - 1976
Oh darn. I've already forgotten which side lost the Civil War.
I think all art that doesn’t age well should still be preserved. But with the historical context included. And we have a lot of art that doesn’t age well.
Thoughts and prayers. Fuck the confederacy.
“This is Us”
Racist Confederate sympathizers today
Stupid. We need to make sure history is not repeated. Not make sure it’s forgotten.
You love to see it
Love to see it
Good
Pre existing conditions
Still waiting for Marx and Angels statues to fall.
Protesters. Feral children is more like it
Y’all got any more of them good headlines?
The mob is taking over the press... nice to see
Good, it’s not apart of this countries history it was a completely different country
Democrats trying to erase their racist past
good riddance
Ritchmond is smoke
He tripped and fell.
Fck Jefferson Davis!!
Great, a few more and history never happened!
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