How the Monuments Came Down

Discover how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century-and how generations of Black resistance finally took them down.

  • Rated 10.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2021
  • 1h 26m
  • Documentary

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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Director
Hannah Brown Ayers
Starring
Melody Barnes, Christy Coleman, Michael Paul Williams, Julian Hayter

Cast

  • 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

    Ralph Northam

    Self

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