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Richmond removes statue of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart

by Associated Press
| July 7, 2020 8:03 AM

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Work crews on Tuesday took down a monument to Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, the third major statue to be cleared away in less than a week as the Confederacy's former capital rushes to remove symbols of oppression in response to protests against police brutality and racism.

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