Members of the so-called alt-right led a torch march through the University of Virginia campus on Aug. 11, the night before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
During this special series of After the Monuments, Kelli and Michael Paul are talking with folks who were involved and nearby the 2017 Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville about the Confederate monuments in that city that ultimately turned violent and led to the death of a young woman. In this episode, Kelli and Michael Paul are talking with Devon Henry. Devon is the owner of a Team Henry Enterprises, a Black-owned contracting firm, that was contracted to take down the Confederate monument in Charlottesville, Richmond and several other cities. In this conversation, Devon shares stories of the journey from being awarded the contract to removing the monuments, his safety, to fulfilling the prophecy that the monuments that were once put up by Black men would one day be taken down by a Black man.
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Members of the so-called alt-right led a torch march through the University of Virginia campus on Aug. 11, the night before the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
