PHOTOS: Workers dismantle Jefferson Davis Monument
From the Richmond's Jefferson Davis statue on the move series
Workers dismantle the Jefferson Davis Monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, Va., Thurs., Feb. 8, 2022.
Workers guide a piece of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument as a crane lowers it onto a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
A worker prepares a piece of the column on the Jefferson Davis Monument so it can be lifted by a crane to a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
A crane lowers a piece of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument to a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
A crane lowers a piece of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument to a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
A worker prepares a piece of the column on the Jefferson Davis Monument so it can be lifted by a crane to a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
Workers guide a piece of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument as a crane lowers it onto a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
A crane lowers a piece of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument to a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
A worker prepares a piece of the column on the Jefferson Davis Monument so a crane can lift it onto a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
Women push children by the Jefferson Davis Monument as workers dismantle it Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
A crane lowers a piece of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument to a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
Workers prepare a piece of the column on the Jefferson Davis Monument so a crane can lift it onto a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
Workers prepare a piece of the column on the Jefferson Davis Monument so a crane can lift it onto a truck bed. The monument was being dismantled Tuesday, February 8, 2022.
Part of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument sits on a truck bed being readied for transportation Thursday, February 8, 2022.
Part of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument sits on a truck bed being readied for transportation Thursday, February 8, 2022.
Workers stand by a piece of the column from the Jefferson Davis Monument that was being dismantled Thursday, February 8, 2022.
A piece from the Jefferson Davis monument in Richmond sat on the street as crews continued work to dismantle the structure Tuesday.
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Richmond's Jefferson Davis statue on the move
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