The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length film-brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists-reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.
Ratings
TMDB10/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Hannah Brown AyersDirector
- Lance WarrenDirector
- Osei EssedOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Melody BarnesSelf - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor
- Christy ColemanSelf - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum
- Michael Paul WilliamsSelf - Newspaper Columist
- Julian HayterSelf - Voting Rights Expert
- Caroline JanneyHistorian
- Marvin ChilesHistorian
- Joseph RogersPublic Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields
- Ralph NorthamSelf
Themes
civil warpolitical activismmonumentsocial documentarycommunity actionconfederacystatuewhite supremacyblack lives mattersocial & cultural documentaryrichmond, virginia