Richmond residents have mixed feelings about losing a symbol whose meaning had been altered by social justice protests.
The figure of Lee finally came down in September, cast aside as a relic of the racist Lost Cause of the Confederacy. Its 40-foot stone pedestal was transformed by graffiti into an icon of protest and resistance, recognized around the world. But now it, too,Soon all that will remain at the center of Monument Avenue is a sweeping circle of grass.
“It was the most heartwarming community space with endless generosity,” said Joan Gaustad, 73, a Richmond artist who has published a booklet with photos of the vibrant graffiti on the statue. “I don’t know if we’ll get that back.” “This was our altar space. This was where we came to be together and do the uprising, you know?” said Lil Lamberta, 40, earlier this week as she raised a George Floyd banner and watched workers assemble scaffolding around the giant structure.It was Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police that triggered protests around the country in 2020.
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