Protesters in Virginia topple statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis along Richmond's famed Monument Avenue.
RICHMOND, Va. — A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was torn down along Richmond, Virginia’s famed Monument Avenue on Wednesday night by protesters.
Efforts to tear one of the statues down began around 8:20 p.m., but the rope they were using snapped, The Virginian-PilotThe crowd was frustrated by the Portsmouth City Council’s decision to put off moving the monument. They switched to throwing bricks from the post that held the plaque they had pulled down as they initially worked to bring down the statue.
A flag tied to the monument was lit on fire, and the flames burned briefly at the base of one of the statues.
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