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Virginia Removes Confederate Statues | Washington DC News
Virginia’s historic Capitol Square just got a major makeover as three century-old Confederate statues—Stonewall Jackson, William “Extra Billy” Smith, and Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire—were officially removed. The move, approved by the state legislature in 2026 and long in the planning since 2018, reflects a deliberate shift in how Virginia chooses to honor its past. Rather than erasing history, advocates say it’s about who deserves public recognition. The statues aren’t being discarded—they’re being relocated by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to battlefield sites, ensuring their…
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