Black man's statue is the lone monument standing on historic street in former capital of the Confederacy

A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee was removed in Richmond, Virginia, on Wednesday, adding to a growing list of Confederate symbols that have been taken down across the country since George Floyd's death sparked a nationwide reckoning with police brutality and racism.

source https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/us/confederate-statues-removal-nationwide/index.html