How the Monuments Came Down (2021)

  • NR
  • 06/10/2021 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 26m

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

Overview

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.

Hannah Brown Ayers

Director

Lance Warren

Director

Cast

Melody Barnes's headshot

Melody Barnes

Self - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor
Christy Coleman's headshot

Christy Coleman

Self - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum
Michael Paul Williams's headshot

Michael Paul Williams

Self - Newspaper Columist
Julian Hayter's headshot

Julian Hayter

Self - Voting Rights Expert
Caroline Janney's headshot

Caroline Janney

Historian
Marvin Chiles's headshot

Marvin Chiles

Historian
Joseph Rogers's headshot

Joseph Rogers

Public Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields

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