

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
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.
Directed by Hannah Brown Ayers
CAST
The people behind the story
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Melody BarnesSelf - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor—
Christy ColemanSelf - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum—
Michael Paul WilliamsSelf - Newspaper Columist—
Julian HayterSelf - Voting Rights Expert—
Caroline JanneyHistorian—
Marvin ChilesHistorian—
Joseph RogersPublic Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields
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