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How the Monuments Came Down

Movie·2021·1h 26m

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.

Country

United States of America

Language

English

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The Story

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.

Producer

Lance Warren, Hannah Brown Ayers

Music

Osei Essed

Editor

Lance Warren

Themes

civil warpolitical activismmonumentsocial documentarycommunity actionconfederacystatuewhite supremacyblack lives mattersocial & cultural documentaryrichmond, virginia

Production House

Field Studio

Audience Score

100%

1 votes

Skip1%
Timepass4%
Go for it10%
Perfection85%

Where to watch

Region: US

Free

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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

Ralph Northam

Ralph Northam

Self

// crew

Crew

Lance Warren

Director, Producer, Editor

Hannah Brown Ayers

Director, Producer, Editor

Osei Essed

Original Music Composer

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