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Black Lives Matter protests at the former capital of the Confederacy

  • Robert E. Lee statue with downtown Richmond
  • Protesters gather at Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond, Va.
  • Protesters march down Grace Street peacefully.
  • Children, parents and others chant for a Black Lives Matter protest.
  • Protesters raise their hands near Virginia State Capitol.
  • Oliver Hill Jr. offers to an altar, set by community members, in front of Maggie Walker statue.
  • Rev. M. Randell Williams Of Shiloh Baptist Church prays with Black Lives Matter protesters.
  • Ashland police deputy chief, Anthony Callahan, left, police chief Doug Goodman, center, knee down and take moment of silence.
  • Nishe' Castelle, 13, an aspiring dancer from Petersburg, performs at Lee Monument in Richmond. She has been dancing since she was 18-month-old.
  • Jonathan Elbert, center, and other members of New Life Kingdom Church, pray together for the city, peace and keeping together.
  • Beth Almore, Richmond Public Schools music teacher, plays cello.
  • Quishara Day, right, George Wythe High School graduate, has her graduation photo taken by her family friend, Kellie Johnson, at the Lee monument.
  • Visitors check out a memorial of Freddie Gray and other memorials at Robert E. Lee statue.
  • From center to right, Amar Bullock, 13, Zykuan Williams, 13, and Anthony Rosser, 12, play basketball near the sigh of Marcus-David Peters Circle at Robert E. Lee monument.
  • A man tries to climb up Robert E. Lee monument.
  • Kathryn Heckroth of Charlottesville holds a banner with the portrait of George Floyd as Heckroth attends Stonewall Rising: LGBTQ March for Black Lives Matter.
  • Coaches from all of Virginia, take moment of silence as they gather to support their athletes at Arthur Ashe statue.
  • Protesters march peacefully in Museum District, Richmond, Va.
  • Lee monument is lit with the image of Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist and political activist.
  • Protesters confront police at the circle of the Lee monument.
  • Police release chemical irritants into the crowd at the circle of the Lee Monument.
  • A protester holds a poster, {quote}Black Fathers Matter.{quote}
  • The crescent moon sets on top of Robert E. Lee Monument.
  • The crowd gather to witness the removal of the Stonewall Jackson statue.
  • A counter protester pleads for confederate statues as the Stonewall Jackson statue is removed in Richmond.
  • The crowd celebrate as the Stonewall Jackson statue was being removed.
  • The top part of Robert E. Lee statue is lifted on Monument Ave.
  • An aerial view of Monument Avenue without Robert E. Lee statue and pedestal in Richmond, Va.
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