Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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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.

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