Richmond famously took down Confederate statues after social justice protests in 2020, but some are still standing, including at the State Capitol.
The remaining figures are a testament to how deeply Confederate heritage was woven into Richmond’s landscape, lingering despite widespread public sentiment that they should go. The subject flared up again this month when Gov. Glenn Youngkin , who took office in January,The board — which primarily handles historic landmark designations and oversees historical markers — has not had a role in removing Confederate statues.
The fact that several remain in prominent spots is a measure of work left undone, she said. “Progress takes time, and Virginia generally and Richmond specifically had a lot of [memorials] … There was a pretty deeply ingrained support of them among the old-guard White power structure and it’s just taken this long to overcome that.”
But on July 1, a separate group claiming to be descended from Hill’s family filed an objection to the city’s plan for that statue. Represented by lawyer S. Braxton Puryear, who also took part in court battles aimed at saving Confederate statues in Charlottesville, the group agrees with the city’s reburial effort but not with giving the figure to the museum.
Local residents have been hoping the end would come soon. The Hermitage Road Historic District Associationin June 2020 asking that the intersection be cleared “expeditiously. We understand the reinterment process may take more time, so we ask that the statue itself be removed as soon as possible.”
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