How the Monuments Came Down (2021)

06/10/2021 (US) • 1h 26m

Documentary

Discover how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century-and how generations of Black resistance finally took them down.

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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

Marvin Chiles

Historian

Joseph Rogers

Public Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

civil war

political activism

monument

social documentary

community action

confederacy

statue

white supremacy

black lives matter

social & cultural documentary

richmond, virginia

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