How the Monuments Came Down
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“Discover how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century-and how generations of Black resistance finally took them down.”
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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8 people
Melody Barnes
Self - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor
Christy Coleman
Self - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum
Michael Paul Williams
Self - Newspaper Columist
Julian Hayter
Self - Voting Rights Expert
Caroline Janney
Historian
Marvin Chiles
Historian
Joseph Rogers
Public Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields
Ralph Northam
Self
Hannah Brown Ayers Director · Lance Warren Director Osei Essed Composer
United States release July 1, 2021 · Produced in United States
Production
Field Studio
Production
United States
Produced in
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 10, 2021
Premiere
United States · July 1, 2021
Digital · VPM
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