Bill, if successful, would remove Confederate monuments from Virginia’s Capitol Square

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: February 5, 2026

Words: 691

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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A bill by outgoing Sen. Adam Ebbin, D-Alexandria, that would remove Confederate monuments from Virginia’s Capitol Square advanced in the state legislature Wednesday.

The statues depict General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, Gov. William “Extra Billy” Smith, and Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire; they were erected in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when laws disenfranchising Black Americans were enacted and memorials to the Confederacy were surfacing in public spaces like courthouses and other municipal buildings. …

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