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 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.
Director: Hannah Brown Ayers, Lance Warren
Writers: Christy Coleman, Julian Hayter, Enjoli Moon
Where to watch
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Top cast
Melody Barnes
Self - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor
Christy Coleman
Self - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum
Michael Paul Williams
Self - Newspaper Columist
Julian Hayter
Self - Voting Rights Expert
Caroline Janney
Historian
Marvin Chiles
Historian
Joseph Rogers
Public Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields
