Hundreds of local residents gathered in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday to witness the removal of a monument to Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson after state officials cleared the way for its takedown.
Crews arrived at the scene at around 1 p.m. local time with a large crane, an elevated work platform known as a cherry picker and a tractor trailer attached to a flatbed.
Richmond Mayor Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of several monuments in the city on Wednesday.
Protests have been taking place across the US since late May following the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Many protesters have tried to remove statues of Confederate figures, which subsequently resulted in US President Donald Trump’s move to sign an executive order to protect American monuments, memorials and statues.
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