A sea of protesters gathered at the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue on June 3, 2020.
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Richmond Police Chief William Smith, left, listens as Mayor Levar Stoney,r ight, adresses a crowd outside Richmond City Hall in Richmond, VA Tuesday, June 2, 2020. .
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The paint-splattered statue of Jefferson Davis on Monument Avenue was toppled by protesters in June.
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On Saturday night, a Richmond police officer drove an SUV over a curb and through protesters who were blocking the vehicle’s path near the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue.
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Demonstrators at the Lee statue raised their fists in solidarity during a candlelight vigil on Juneteenth.
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Children lit candles during a Juneteenth vigil at the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond on Friday, June 19, 2020.
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People gathered around the Lee monument on Friday to celebrate Juneteenth.
It’s been 15 months since Gov. Ralph Northam announced the state would remove Monument Avenue’s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Two unanimous Virginia Supreme Court opinions Thursday finally cleared the way to take down the 130-year-old, 60-foot-tall bronze statue.
Richmond Police Chief William Smith, left, listens as Mayor Levar Stoney,r ight, adresses a crowd outside Richmond City Hall in Richmond, VA Tuesday, June 2, 2020. .
On Saturday night, a Richmond police officer drove an SUV over a curb and through protesters who were blocking the vehicle’s path near the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue.
