How the Monuments Came Down (2021)
Discover how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century-and how generations of Black resistance finally took them down.
Genre : Documentary
Runtime : 1H 26M
Director : Hannah Brown Ayers, Lance Warren
Synopsis
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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