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Richmond Orders Removal of Confederate Statues on City Land

Associated Press

   RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered
   the immediate removal of all Confederate statues on city land, saying
   he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for
   the former capital of the Confederacy amid weeks of protests over
   police brutality and racial injustice.

   Work crews began removing a statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson early
   Wednesday afternoon. Flatbed trucks and other equipment were also
   spotted at several other Confederate monuments along Richmond's famed
   Monument Avenue.
   Another famous statue on city land is that of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart.
   Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam had previously ordered the most prominent
   statue along the avenue, that of Gen. Robert E. Lee, which sits on
   state land. The removal has been stalled pending the resolution of a
   lawsuit from at least two people who oppose its removal.

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