Three Confederate statues removed from Richmond’s Capitol Square

ABC 8News ^ | August 28, 2026 | Clare Gehlich

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The Department of General Services (DGS) has been directed to remove all three Confederate monuments and memorials from Capitol Square on Friday, Aug. 28, including one of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, one of Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith, a former Confederate general and another of Confederate Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: antiwhite; blacksupremacy; confederate; statues

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Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-Alexandria), who sponsored a bill to remove all three statues from the State Capitol, said it’s embarrassing to have constituents walk by statues honoring those associated with the Confederacy.

State Sen. Mike Jones (D-Richmond) told 8News the removal is necessary to ensure the Capitol grounds reflect the values of the commonwealth.

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More erasure of our history, heritage and traditions.

[Texas resident]

I have read that the state is going to “relocate” the statues.

Given the rat’s past actions, they will never be seen again.

[ansel12]

To rewrite your history and culture, first, remove the old so that you can start with a blank slate to write on.

[Ronald77]

The rats continue trying to change their history, but it is our nations history as well and should not be erased.

[Texas Eagle]

Three demonicRAT statues.

There. Fixed it.

Now, about all those buildings and bridges and steam rooms named after demonicRAT KKK Grand Kleagle Robert Byrd in W. Virginia......

[hanamizu]

“...embarrassing to have constituents walk by statues honoring those associated with the Confederacy.”

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Are constituents embarrassed by the fact that Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy?

[wardaddy]

I know you’re a bootlicker

Now this

Not surprised

Why do all fly from your nest use macho southern names TE?

Texas my ass

[lightman]

Even though three of my great grandfathers took up arms against the Confederacy I detest these attempts to erase history.

[Bon of Babble]

The conquerers want to rub it in the natives' faces first:

[Texas Eagle]

I know you’re a bootlicker Now this Not surprised Why do all fly from your nest use macho southern names TE? Texas my ass

Have you taken your meds today? Or is that some sort of moonshine induced haiku?

[TTFlyer]

These ‘Rat pols aren’t fit to carry Stonewall Jackson’s underwear.

[sopo]

How did they survive George Floyd?

I remember years ago Richmond put up a statue to Arthur Ashe, the tennis player. Did that replace a confederate statue or was it just an addition to some sort of statuary garden?

[4Runner]

The only reason the left is getting away with this s$%t is because the government knows whites don’t riot and burn down their own towns and cities whenever the turd world spits in our cornflakes.

[Leaning Right]

You raise a good point. Sen. Robert Byrd wasn’t just a back-bench klan member. He eventually became an Exalted Cyclops, meaning he was the leader of the local klan unit.

Yet as you noted, all sorts of public structures are named after him. The woke leftists in the Democrat Party don’t seem to care. And neither does the media.

It’s disgusting hypocrisy.

[rlmorel]

I am a Southerner by birth and a Yankee by life, and I agree. This history is part of who we are.

I despise this Taliban-like effort by the Left.

As another poster noted, it would be more meaningful if they took the time to bring the escapades and history of Robert Byrd to the public notice and rename or tear down all things named after him...

But they don’t. And that tells the story.

[j.havenfarm]

That’s what they said about the statue of Lee in Charlottesville. The “relocation” was to foundary, and they melted it down

[PghBaldy]

They should remove Democrats from office, as it is the Party of the Confederacy.

[Tommy Revolts]

Now I connect the dots. Adam has perv written all over his face.

[Vermont Lt]

I am surprised there were any left standing in Richmond.