Virginia Moves Confederate Statues | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

Virginia’s taking bold steps to reshape its public memory—three Confederate statues, including Stonewall Jackson and Dr. McGuire, are being removed from Richmond’s civic spaces and relocated to Civil War battlefields in the Shenandoah Valley, where they’ll be preserved by the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation. This move, approved in 2026, marks a deliberate shift in how the state honors its past—not erasing history, but redefining whose legacy belongs on public pedestals. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on…