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.

How the Monuments Came Down — Plot

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.

• Release date
• June 10, 2021
• Runtime
• 86 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• Hannah Brown Ayers

How the Monuments Came Down — 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 Self