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Yonnie3

(18,565 posts) Wed Jul 1, 2020, 01:15 PM Jul 2020

Stonewall Jackson statue being removed in Richmond VA [View all]

I'm seeing reports on Twitter that the Stonewall Jackson statue is being taken down as I type this. The statue is at the intersection of Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Blvd.

Here is a Twitter thread about this,

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Live Stream

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Stonewall Jackson statue being removed in Richmond VA [View all] Yonnie3 Jul 2020 OP

Yay!! 2naSalit Jul 2020 #1

Another Traitor Toppled. Voltaire2 Jul 2020 #2

I've seen that monument--and quite a magestic sight it was. Backseat Driver Jul 2020 #3

It's going to be stored temporarily Yonnie3 Jul 2020 #5

Never thought I'd see this. underpants Jul 2020 #4

You and me both n/t Yonnie3 Jul 2020 #6

Seems like a lot of people knew about it underpants Jul 2020 #7

Social media went abuzz Yonnie3 Jul 2020 #8

I used to live a few blocks from there. underpants Jul 2020 #11

I often stayed near there as well in the mid 70s Yonnie3 Jul 2020 #12

Richmond's Confederate Monuments Were Used to Sell a Segregated Neighborhood soothsayer Jul 2020 #9

Yes it is an enlightening read. Yonnie3 Jul 2020 #10

A man with a Trump flag arrived. Yonnie3 Jul 2020 #13

Onlookers still gathered despite the the torrential downpour. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2020 #14

Another Particapation Trophy Dave in VA Jul 2020 #15