How the Monuments Came Down

How the Monuments Came Down

Discover how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century-and how generations of Black resistance finally took them down.

2021 en 86 minutes

Rating: 10

Plot

How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length film-brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists-reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.

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Cast

Melody Barnes

Melody Barnes

Self - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor

Christy Coleman

Christy Coleman

Self - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum

Michael Paul Williams

Michael Paul Williams

Self - Newspaper Columist

Julian Hayter

Julian Hayter

Self - Voting Rights Expert

Caroline Janney

Caroline Janney

Historian

Marvin Chiles

Marvin Chiles

Historian

Joseph Rogers

Joseph Rogers

Public Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields

Ralph Northam

Ralph Northam

Self

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