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Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 204,214; in 2019, the population was estimated to be 230,436, making Richmond the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state.
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Richmond's Robert E. Lee Statue Can Come Down, but Not Yet, Judge RulesThe judge affirmed an order by Gov. Ralph Northam but allowed the monument to remain while local residents appeal the decision.NYTimes.com - Published | |
'One step closer': Virginia judge rules Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond can be removed pending possible appealAn attorney for the plaintiffs says his clients will appeal the decision to the state Supreme Court. Four other statues have already come down.USATODAY.com - Published | |
George Floyd hologram projected in front of Confederate statue in Richmond, VirginiaA hologram projected the image of George Floyd in front of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virginia, on July 28. ÂUSATODAY.com - Published | |
Richmond removes another confederate statueThe Confederate Soldiers and Sailors statue was removed Wednesday. It's the sixth Confederate monument to be removed in Richmond amid national protests against police brutality and symbols many see as..USATODAY.com - Published | |
Another Confederate statue in Richmond, Va., comes down along Monument AvenueThe bronze monument to Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart on horseback was hoisted from its granite base as crowds cheered early Tuesday. ÂUSATODAY.com - Published | |
Stonewall Jackson statue comes down along Richmond's Monument AvenueRichmond Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the removal of the Stonewall Jackson statue and other Confederate memorials along Monument AvenueUSATODAY.com - Published | |
Confederate statue removed in Richmond amid cheersA massive statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson was removed from Richmond, Virginia's famed Monument Avenue amid cheers Wednesday afternoon, hours after the city's mayor gave the order to take down all..USATODAY.com - Published | |
Arthur Ashe Statue in Virginia Vandalized With âWhite Lives MatterâThe statue of Mr. Ashe, a Richmond native, was defaced with âWLMâ and âWhite Lives Matter.â The letters âBLM,â for Black Lives Matter, were spray-painted over the initial graffiti.NYTimes.com - Published | |
Statue of Arthur Ashe in Richmond, Virginia, defaced with 'White Lives Matter' spray paintA statue of Arthur Ashe was spray painted with the words "White Lives Matter"Â and "WLM"Â on Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia.USATODAY.com - Published | |
AP Top Stories June 17Here's the latest for Wednesday June 17th: Coronavirus concerns in Beijing; Coronavirus cases rising in Texas, Florida and Arizona; Republicans to introduce police reform plans; Confederate statue..USATODAY.com - Published | Statue removals show change is coming â even in the capital of the Confederacy Washington (CNN)As Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Union troops prepared to march into Richmond in the final days of the Civil War in 1865, the president of the Confederate States of America fled the capital..WorldNews - Published |
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Virginia gun rally: Thousands converge on RichmondGreater restrictions on gun laws in the US state have angered pro-gun activists.BBC News - Published | Thousands rally for gun rights in Virginia amid heavy securityHundreds of gun rights supporters were expected to gather at Virginia's Capitol in Richmond for a rally that state leaders fear could turn violent.USATODAY.com - Published |
