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.”
2021•1h 26m•10.0•Released
Documentary
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
Lance Warren
Languages
English
Studio
Field Studio
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
Self
Production
Company
Field Studio
Producer
Lance Warren
Producer
Hannah Brown Ayers
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