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THE only people upset about these statues being removed are neo-nazi traitors, bigots, racist and "christian" nationalist. No real American supports the public display of statues of traitors who tried to destroy our nation. These statues of confederate military and political traitors are as offensive as if a statue of emperor hirohito was erected at Pearl Harbor, a statue of hitler was erected at the American cemetery at the D Day beaches at Normandy, statues of osama bin laden and the 9/11 terrorist were erected at the New York City 9/11 Memorial, the Pentagon and the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville, PA and if a statue of that shitty diaper wearing, neo-nazi, fascist, narcissistic, psychopathic, sociopathic, Vietnam War draft dodging c-i-c NOT MY president drumpf/trump was erected at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC. Video from WTRV CBS6 and article from WRIC ABC8.....
Confederate statues removed from Capitol Square in Richmond
Three Confederate statues removed from Richmond’s Capitol Square
by: Clare Gehlich
Posted: Aug 28, 2026 / 11:23 AM EDT Updated: Aug 28, 2026 / 02:21 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Three Confederate statues were removed from Richmond’s Capitol Square on Friday, according to the state.
The Department of General Services (DGS) has been directed to remove all three Confederate monuments and memorials from Capitol Square on Friday, Aug. 28, including one of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, one of Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith, a former Confederate general and another of Confederate Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire.
A spokesperson with the DGS said the action is in accordance with a budget item passed by the General Assembly.
The removal of said statues has been mired in controversy due to history, public veneration and modern political priorities.
Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), who sponsored a bill to remove all three statues from the State Capitol, said it’s embarrassing to have constituents walk by statues honoring those associated with the Confederacy.
State Sen. Mike Jones (D-Richmond) told 8News the removal is necessary to ensure the Capitol grounds reflect the values of the commonwealth.
“I remembered seeing white only, colored only pictures in my mother’s scrapbook, and so to have that as a visual and then for these things to remain to remind this area of what took place, I think it’s wrong,” he said. “Put ’em in a museum, put a greater historical context around them.”
He added, “We have a right to say this is how we wish to be seen as a commonwealth and even as a city, that doesn’t match up with who we are and where we are in this season and where I hope we’re going as a country and a commonwealth.”
8News reached out to Republican House Minority Leader Terry Kilgore’s office for this story, but never received a statement.
The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation gifted these statues to the commonwealth, the department said. The foundation confirmed Friday that it is working with the DGS to receive the monuments being removed.
The monuments will be relocated to appropriate battlefield sites within the Shenandoah Valley and the foundation said it will assume stewardship of the monuments as part of its ongoing mission to “preserve and interpret Virginia’s historic landscapes and cultural resources.”
Keven Walker, CEO of the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation, shared the following statement with 8News, which can be read as follows:
“Preservation is more about the future than the past, and ensuring the preservation of the Capitol Square monuments is a part of that clear vision. At the core of all we do is the belief that our shared history can unite the people of our nation; that there is strength and inspiration for our own times to be found in the struggles of the past.”
Ebbin said the cost of removing the three statues is around $150,000.
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