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
Ralph Northam's headshot

Ralph Northam

Self

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