Stories tagged: "confederate statues"
Race
![[Photo credit: Michael Cheuk] DeTeasa Gethers, docent with Beloved Community C-ville, points out names inscribed in the walls of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.](https://fwiw.imgix.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2022/02/IMG_8868.jpg?w=480&fm=webp)
Race Virginia’s Black History: A Virtual Experience
Amie Knowles
February 16, 2022 5:33 pm EST
A local organization seeks to tell the Black history of Charlottesville—one community member at a time.
Courts
Courts Charlottesville Can Remove Confederate Statues, Virginia Supreme Court Decides
Megan Schiffres
Amie Knowles
April 1, 2021 4:34 pm EDT
After years of court battles and a summer of protests calling for their removal, the city of Charlottesville can now take down two statues memorializing Confederate generals.
Social Justice
Social Justice Civil Rights Icon Barbara Johns Statue to Replace Robert E. Lee’s at US Capitol
Emiene Wright
December 22, 2020 3:25 pm EST
At the age of 16, Johns led the school walkout that helped desegregate public schools in the US. Soon, her statue will stand in the Capitol building in place of the longstanding confederate monument.
Law and Policy
Law and Policy VA Senator Turns Herself in After She Is Charged with ‘Injury’ to Confederate Statue
Arianna Coghill
August 19, 2020 3:40 pm EDT
Sen. Louise Lucas was released without bail for charges that Gov. Ralph Northam called "highly unusual."
Law and Policy
Law and Policy First Black Woman to Lead VA State Senate Charged With ‘Injury’ to a Confederate Statue
Arianna Coghill
August 18, 2020 3:17 pm EDT
Gov. Northam called the charges "deeply troubling."
