Descendants: Remove Confederate general's statue from Park (VA)

[struggle4progress]

By MARK ROBINSON
Richmond Times-Dispatch 2 hrs ago

Two brothers descended from a Confederate general are calling for Mayor Levar Stoney and Richmond City Council to remove from Monroe Park the statue depicting their great-great-great-grandfather.

The statue honors Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham. It has stood in the park, located in the heart of Virginia Commonwealth University, since 1891 ...

"First, we want to be sure you know that, as a plantation owner, Confederate general and industrialist, General Wickham unapologetically accrued power and wealth through the exploitation of enslaved people," the letter states.

"Second, we hope that our voices, though far less important than those of black Richmonders on this issue, will underscore a common feeling: The removal of these statues is long overdue" ...

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/city-of-richmond/descendants-remove-confederate-general-s-statue-from-monroe-park/article_3b313c75-c6f9-5273-8842-00944669f305.html

[MagickMuffin]

1. "The removal of these statues is long overdue" ...

Thank you, Clayton and Will Wickham!