How the Monuments Came Down

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.

10.0
2021
1h 26m
HD
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.

Top Cast

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Melody Barnes

Self - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor

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Christy Coleman

Self - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum

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Michael Paul Williams

Self - Newspaper Columist

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Julian Hayter

Self - Voting Rights Expert

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Caroline Janney

Historian

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Marvin Chiles

Historian

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Joseph Rogers

Public Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields

Ralph Northam

Ralph Northam

Self

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