Protesters toppled a statue of the president of the Confederacy in the Virginia state capital of Richmond late on Wednesday, the latest U.S. monument to be torn down during nationwide demonstrations demanding an end to racial injustice.
A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis defaced with paint after it was torn down, is seen in this picture obtained from social media June 10, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia, U.S. DYLAN GARNER - RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH /via REUTERS
The monument stood along Richmond’s Monument Avenue, which is lined statues of several prominent Confederate figures. The city served as capital of the Confederacy for almost all of the war. Many Southerners defend the monuments as tributes to war dead and part of the country’s history, and vigorously oppose their removal despite their association with slavery and racism.
Earlier on Wednesday in Portsmouth, Virginia, protesters beheaded and defaced statues that were part of the city’s Confederate monument.
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