The Jefferson Davis statue, erected in 1907 on Monument Avenue and pulled down by protesters on June 10, 2020, is shown as part of a temporary exhibit at The Valentine. The former Confederate leader appears splattered with pink paint, with a blackened face and a dent on the back of the head from the 2020 protest.
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Black History Museum loaning Confederate statues for national exhibition
The Black History Museum & Cultural Center of Virginia is sending several Confederate monument artifacts from Richmond to the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles for a new exhibition exploring race, art and public memory.
