CinemaOSMovie · 2021 · 1h 26m

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.

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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.

Directed byLance Warren, Hannah Brown Ayers

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 26m
Language
EN
Released
June 10, 2021
Studios
Field Studio

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring

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

Ralph Northam

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Lance Warren
Hannah Brown Ayers
Produced by
Lance Warren
Hannah Brown Ayers

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