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Aerial view of the Lee Monument, renamed Marcus-David Peters Circle by organizers, during a gathering to recognize what would have been Peters’ 27th birthday.
Christy Coleman, a nationally renowned museum professional who led the American Civil War Museum for 12 years, is a story advisor and cast member. Coleman is currently Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.
Black and white men stand in front of and behind the Lee Monument in 1890 before it was installed and unveiled to the public. Image courtesy of The Valentine.
A street sign in the Fan neighborhood was spray-painted “George,” intersecting with Floyd Avenue, during the uprising for racial justice in summer 2020.
Michael Paul Williams, columnist for the Richmond Times Dispatch, contributes his insights as a journalist, chronicler of the city’s past, and a lifelong Richmond resident.
Richmond protests in summer 2020 frequently convened around the Lee Monument, a site that for many who demanded change reflects the sustained presence of white supremacy in this city and beyond. Image courtesy VPM.
A Confederate flag marks a grave in Hollywood Cemetery, where thousands of men who fought for the Confederacy are buried.
Ajena Rogers, Supervisory Ranger at the Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, shares her knowledge of Walker’s life, as well as her own family’s history in Richmond.
A masked protestor carries a Black Lives Matter sign during the racial justice uprising in the summer of 2020. Image courtesy of VPM.
An 1888 map of plans for the city’s western expansion features an icon of the Lee Monument. Image courtesy of the Valentine.
Community members gather for a vigil honoring Black lives at the Jefferson Davis Monument on Juneteenth in 2020.
Bill Gallasch, president of the Monument Avenue Preservation Society, shares his perspective on the monuments as a longtime resident of Monument Avenue.
Members of the press and residents document the moment as a crane lifts the statue of J.E.B. Stuart off its pedestal.
Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, co-directors of the Richmond, Virginia-based production company Field Studio, directed, produced, and edited the film.