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Meet the Man Building Statues for Donald Trump
The imposing statue—Seven feet and 680 pounds of gold-painted bronze atop a granite pedestal—depicts Trump holding a Make America Great Again hat, with his fist raised in the now-infamous ...
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I’m a scholar of white supremacy who’s visiting all 113 places where Confederate statues were removed in recent years − here’s why Richmond gets it right
In June 2020, protesters in Richmond used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis, splashed paint on its surface and slung a toilet paper noose around its neck.