“This is a historic moment for the city of Richmond. The city, the community at large is saying that we’re not going to stand for these symbols of hate in our city anymore. And it was important for me to be here to see this historic moment,” said Rachel Smucker, 28, a Richmond resident who was at the viewing site early Wednesday with her sister.
Smucker, who is white, said she moved to Richmond around three years ago. It was her first time living in the South, and she found Monument Avenue “jarring.”
“I’ve always found it to be offensive, as a symbol of protecting slavery and the racism that people of color still face today,” Smucker said.
Reminds me of the people who purchase newly built homes adjacent to a busy & productive industrial site (airport, dairy, etc.) - and then DEMAND!!! that the business be closed, because it's too noisy/smelly/fill-in-the-blank.
Freaking idiots...
Hey, Rachel? Move your ass back up north or out west or wherever and quit polluting the South please. Delta is ready when you are.
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