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The new Emancipation and Freedom Monument in Richmond, Va., features two 12-foot bronze statues of a man and woman holding an infant who have been newly freed from slavery.

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An Emancipation Statue Debuts In Virginia Two Weeks After Robert E. Lee Was Removed

3:04pm September 22, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Emancipation and Freedom Monument — two 12-foot bronze statues of a man and a woman holding an infant newly freed from slavery — was unveiled in Richmond, the former Confederate capital.

A statue of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, in Richmond, Va., in 2017. Protesters toppled the statue late Wednesday.

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Protesters Topple Jefferson Davis Statue In Richmond, Va.

4:28am June 11, 2020

by Mark Katkov

The statue of the president of the Confederacy has stood atop a large pedestal on Richmond's Monument Avenue since 1907. It is the third statue in Richmond torn down this week.