A Black-owned construction business dismantled and removed the last public Confederate statue on display in Richmond, Virginia, the city that served as the capital of the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War. The memorial to Ambrose Powell Hill, a Confederate general killed in battle days before the war ended in April 1865, was taken down in front of a small crowd of onlookers. 🔗 Tap the link in bio to read about why the general’s remains caused a delay in taking the statue down. #Reuters #news #Confederate #statue #Richmond #Virginia