Standing in the shadows of war
Court postpones Hill statue decision
Jeremy M. Lazarus | 9/8/2022, 6 p.m.
Postponed.
That’s what happened to a Richmond Circuit Court hearing to decide the fate of the statue of slavery-defending Gen. A.P. Hill, the last Confederate statue still standing in the city.
Initially set to be heard Aug. 30, the court case is now scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 29, according to the court’s website.
The city is seeking court approval to take down the statue and turn it over to the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia, which possesses all of the other Confederate statues that have been removed.
Distant relatives of the general object, and want the court to order the statue re-established at a site of their choosing.
The Hill statue, located at the intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue in North Side, sits above the general’s grave. Both sides have approved having the grave’s remains reburied in a Culpeper cemetery.
