The statue of Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham lies on the ground after protesters pulled it down Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Monroe Park in Richmond, Va. The statue had stood in the park since 1891.
RICHMOND, Va. — A small group of demonstrators toppled a statue of a Confederate general in the the former capital of the Confederacy late Saturday, following a day of largely peaceful protests in the Virginia city. Last week, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that a state-owned statue of former Confederate Gen. Robert E. LeeThe Lee statue is one of five Confederate monuments along Monument Avenue, a prestigious residential street and National Historic Landmark district. Monuments along the avenue have been rallying points during protests in recent days over Floyd’s death, and they have been tagged with graffiti, including messages that say “End police brutality” and “Stop white supremacy.
Leave our history alone!!!
The City of Richmond is removing all statues on Monument row. That's just an attempt to erase history.
EvelDick Good for them. Should tear down all confederate statutes.
LukeRussell1281 Good.
A statue? What could it do? That’s what we have now, cowards?
You know you all cheered when Saddam’s statue fell. Check yourself.
Just think.. what if some Bad Cops were descendants of soldiers who fought for Emancipation.. what would one say? Yes BLM matters a lot - but you won't get respect & you won't ever get national 'Unity' - if you don't show respect for fallen Confederate Generals & soldiers.
Nice!
I admire the courage & conviction of BLM protesters. But, everyone should remember soldiers of both sides gave their lives in the Civil War. To dishonor Confederate generals is un-American. If Robert E Lee said 'run for the hills & keep fighting' there would be no USA
Destroying public property is considered “peaceful”?
But...but... how am I going to learn history now?
It’s not peaceful if they’re destroying property
🍊(45) is the REAL ENEMY of ppl! 🍊 is to BLAME for ALL of this DESTRUCTION/the CRISES in this country (SPREADING the pathogens of Corona and RACISM, looting etc)! REMEMBER Election Day Nov 2020 (IF this country exists in November)! FOCUS ALL your energy /efforts on ENEMY 🍊!
Eh, leave it like that. Its a memorial to the 2nd time the confederacy lost.
If we take away every statue, and burn all books with any reference to the civil war, and never ever speak of it again, parents forbidden to tell their kids ,schools colleges, erase it. This issue that has caused tension for over 100 years will be eradicated.
Good
They should be taken down its way past time
Hiraeth37857409
The confederate general was toppled like 170 years ago.
God bless them 🙏❤️
Black lives matter is bring so much hatred toward people that are stand up for their rights of free speech.
very peacefull, yes. US burnig in all citys.
The bigger question is 145 years after the civil war, why do,we have statues of the men that tried to take down the United States of America and supported slavery?
the Obamastaliban😊
Iron_Spike I love this song.
Black hate and rage
One day Antifa will consider MLK too conservative and topple his statue too.
Good
When are we going to start replacing these w/monuments of all the GREAT BLACK LEADERS this country has hidden from history? Let’s rewrite the history books to include not just white American History but all of it-The Good, The Bad & The Ugly- Tell the Truth! donlemon cnnbrk
LeAnnaRitter84
Good kind of vandalism.
There are terrorists among the peaceful protesters. They got disguised. Please real-name peaceful protest
In honor of the Confederacy, the patriots first pulled the statue North, then pushed it back South to topple it. They left it laying on its back in the dirt, with its yellow belly exposed for all to see!
Melt it down for scrap metal!
Good! Even his descendants wanted it taken down. What other countries put up statues of the traitors who lost their wars?
That’s not protesting, that is a crime.
‘What does it say that he won’t condemn a flag of hate?’ — GOP group ProjectLincoln is asking why Trump is OK with the Confederate flag
the euro christian hypocrisy............. the love of money..... thus slavery........ the europeans pillaged the world, proclaiming christ!....... the least ye do unto another...............
Toppling a Confederate statue is 'largely peaceful'
Hunt those c’nts
They should really hire some old red guards from china. Now those guys really knew how to destroy a country and it’s history
Why not show pictures of other monuments (WWI, WWII, union black soldiers ) being destroyed. The mobs destroying property, public and private, are not concerned with history. They only want to eliminate all remnants of America.; Economically, socially, constitutionally
Bring down all confederate statues. Pretty sure Germany isn’t filled with Nazi statues
No participation trophies, conservative snowflakes. 😏
Thots and pwawers. Awwwwww!
Are you people incapable of saying 'Richmond' without so many descriptors? Get a better editor you hacks
'History' is never forever...
Must have taken a brain wracking. Must report symbolic toppling but call it peaceful as well. Ridiculous.
Time to remove all the idols glorifying the treasonous and racist Confederacy.
Confederate statues are not any different from if Germans were to erect statues of Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Martin Bormann,...all over German cities. The confederate flag should be banned.
Iron_Spike The South will fall again.
Most monuments went largely untoppled.
Traitor loses balance. 😏
The Confederates old schools are not in a statue
Which statue next? Hmm 🤔 not violent
Good, one less of those.
People would have more respect for media if they were honest with headlines. If they toppled a statue, they are a small group of criminals! They just lost the demonstrator status. Haha but keep on going with it AP. Thank you for helping Trump get elected again soon😀
Of course these are peaceful protests. Even below in Hong Kong Trump called them 'heroic' and Nancy Pelosi said 'a beautiful sight to behold'.
Hell yeah
The City of Richmond is removing all statues on Memorial row. That's an attempt to erase history. After the civil war, confederate soldiers were deemed U.S. Veterans and received pensions. Memorials are just that. Memorials.
And how long ago was it that the Confederates were defeated in the Civil War? How long did it take for Saddam Hussein's statue to be toppled? What a contrast.
It needs a statue for General Grant tea baggin him.
They are RIOTERS not PROTESTERS. Shameful.
Hey if you guys are just gonna throw that away I’ll be more than happy to take it..
I wouldn't expect less from leftist thugs
Onoes the confederate statue might break a bone or lose an eye...wait, it's not alive. It's still peaceful.
That's the only reason i could yell YEEEE-HAW for ^^
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