"Stonewall" Jackson Statue at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA
1912 (Photograph 1935)
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Original caption: "Stonewall Jackson Statue at Virginia Military Institute on U.S. 11 at Lexington, Virginia. J. K. Hillers."
Following a series of national protests against police brutality and racism in policing in the summer of 2020, statues of Confederate generals throughout the United States were damaged or destroyed by protesters or removed by local officials. Though the Virginia Military Institute had long avoided calls to remove the statue, allegations of racial hostility and cultural insensitivity at the military college caused officials to rethink their positions. On December 7, 2020, the Stonewall Jackson statue was removed from VMI with plans to relocate to a local museum and battlefield site.
Following a series of national protests against police brutality and racism in policing in the summer of 2020, statues of Confederate generals throughout the United States were damaged or destroyed by protesters or removed by local officials. Though the Virginia Military Institute had long avoided calls to remove the statue, allegations of racial hostility and cultural insensitivity at the military college caused officials to rethink their positions. On December 7, 2020, the Stonewall Jackson statue was removed from VMI with plans to relocate to a local museum and battlefield site.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Public Roads.
National Archives Identifier: 135804650
Full Citation: 'Stonewall' Jackson Statue at Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA; 1912 (Photograph 1935); States - Virginia (continued); Historical Photograph Files, 1896 - 1963; Records of the Bureau of Public Roads, Record Group 30; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/stonewall-jackson-statue-at-virginia-military-institute, December 3, 2024]Activities that use this document
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