Workers are taking down what’s left of Richmond’s Confederate monuments.
The city of Richmond announced the removal job Tuesday, 20 months after Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the monuments brought down amid a surge of racial justice protests here and across the country.
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument was partially removed this week.
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022. St John's United Church Christ is on right.
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022. St John's United Church Christ is on right.
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
The pedestal of the J.E.B. Stuart monument is partially removed Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
The pedestal of the monument to Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart was partially removed on Wednesday.
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Here, tar, a waterproofing agent, can be seen along the inside of the pedestal. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Here, Michael Spence, construction superintendent with Team Henry Enterprises, holds a locking pin, a structural element and 1 of approximately 16 that helped to hold the pedestal together. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Here, names believed to be of brick masons can be seen etched into the mortar. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in downtown Richmond on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. EVA RUSSO/TIMES-DISPATCH
An employee of Team Henry Enterprises worked on Monument Avenue in Richmond on Tuesday to remove the pedestal and final pieces of the monument to naval commander Matthew Fontaine Maury.
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
Workers on Tuesday removed the pedestal that used to hold the Matthew F. Maury monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond.
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
Workers remove the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
A worker removes the pedestal of the Matthew Fontaine Maury Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022.
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