Virginia's capital city began taking down its statue of Stonewall Jackson after is African American Mayor Levar Stoney ordered the immediate removal of multiple Confederate statues in Richmond.
Stoney says he has the powers to remove the statues immediately because of powers he holds during a declared state of emergency.
Watch the mayor explain his actions in the video below:
While the debate continues over Confederate monuments , support is growing for a new memorial on Monument Avenue in Richmond Virginia to honor African-American Civil War heroes.
The new monument would commemorate the Battle of New Market Heights from September 1864. in which six regiments of black Union troops laid siege to the Confederate defenses of Richmond -- and won victory. It was one of the first attacks of the Civil War, exclusively led by African American commanders.
