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Updated 6:25 p.m. Six years ago, the City of Richmond removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on Monument Avenue. Crowds gathered, the sky opened and cheers erupted in the rain. Over the next two years, dozens of statues came down. But three statues still remained in Richmonders’ frequent public view, since they were on state property, as they were the responsibility of the General Assembly. On Friday afternoon, workers contracted by the Commonwealth of Virginia removed the last Confederate monument on Capitol Square — also of Stonewall Jackson. “It’s kind of like deja vu all over again,...
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