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Virginia’s Last Confederate Statues Fall | Richmond News
Virginia’s Capitol Square has gone statue-free for the first time in over a century, as Confederate monuments to Stonewall Jackson, William Smith, and Hunter Holmes McGuire were finally removed — signaling the end of a long chapter in the state’s reckoning with its past. Meanwhile, voters brace for a pivotal ballot on marriage equality, while a federal judge presses Virginia to restore voting rights to formerly incarcerated citizens — a battle that underscores persistent barriers to civic participation. In Chesterfield County, young learners are also feeling the shift, as schools reverse a…
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