Richmond, Virginia: Then and Now 

I live there 25 years ago and I'm glad I can't see what it's become. I used to love driving Monument Avenue.

my hometown too. its changing though. but it will always be the capital of the confederacy. long live the history of my beloved hometown!

I moved to Richmond from East tennesee in 1988 and I'm about ready to get the hell out of here move back to upper east Tennessee by kingsport area.

@@harolddenton6031 I don't blame you Virginia no more radicals took over

@@harolddenton6031 and I moved to Richmond in the mid 1980s from east Tennessee in a twin city... Richmond has a socialist mayor and a socialist governor and both are liars.

@@DougHinVA couldn't agree more with you Richmond is not the.same all the history being destroyed

@@DougHinVA Everyone's from New Yawk...Govnah and judges.

NC redbird I always wonder if the people in the pictures lynched others!

@@domthebomb7067 a majority of victims who were lynched were white and was certainly not just a southern event

I love the history ,and Richmond is still just a grand old lady

actually there were more black people lynched than white.. Lynchings: By State and Race, 1882-1968 * State White Black Total Alabama 48 299 347 Arizona 31 0 31 Arkansas 58 226 284 California 41 2 43 Colorado 65 3 68 Delaware 0 1 1 Florida 25 257 282 Georgia 39 492 531 Idaho 20 0 20 Illinois 15 19 34 Indiana 33 14 47 Iowa 17 2 19 Kansas 35 19 54 Kentucky 63 142 205 Louisiana 56 335 391 Maine 1 0 1 Maryland 2 27 29 Michigan 7 1 8 Minnesota 5 4 9 Mississippi 42 539 581 Missouri 53 69 122 Montana 82 2 84 Nebraska 52 5 57 Nevada 6 0 6 New Jersey 1 1 2 New Mexico 33 3 36 New York 1 1 2 North Carolina 15 86 101 North Dakota 13 3 16 Ohio 10 16 26 Oklahoma 82 40 122 Oregon 20 1 21 Pennsylvania 2 6 8 South Carolina 4 156 160 South Dakota 27 0 27 Tennessee 47 204 251 Texas 141 352 493 Utah 6 2 8 Vermont 1 0 1 Virginia 17 83 100 Washington 25 1 26 West Virginia 20 28 48 Wisconsin 6 0 6 Wyoming 30 5 35 Total 1,297 3,446 4,743 *Statistics provided by the Archives at Tuskegee Institute.

@Dogsoldier 1950 so that's roughly 2,149 more blacks lynched than whites. Of course this is just based off the reported lynchings but if anything the unreported lynchings would just make the divide even bigger as many black lynchings went unreported at a far higher rate than whites

As someone who has never been to the East coast,none of these were obvious for me. Locations and dates would have been very insightful.

Which ones were obvious? I literally lived in RVA, had two different apartments in Carytown, and a third a litter further off towards than fan/school on Grace Street. That was back in college, but it wasn't that long ago, less than a decade. I couldn't recognize sh*t, lol. I very much wanted too though!

@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic some were obvious to folks like me who studied the Civil War, like Robert E Lee's home, the Confederate White House, etc. But no, I wouldn't think any of it is obvious to the casual observer. I suppose the Poe museum would be because it says it on the building lol

@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic they are obviously, the all from shockoe bottom to the capital building. I know where every picture is at and I seen my loft three different times

the Unknown Source...Did you get the chance to drive Monument Avenue and see the destruction of almost every monument? it is so disgusting! It is part of this Nation's history...and whether good or bad...it is still our history...there to remind everyone where the South was once and where we are today. Is our nation a perfect Nation...of course not. Will it ever be a perfect Nation...of course not. It is because this great Nation is a Nation of people, and people are not perfect, but we have a system of government, based on that incredible document called the U.S. Constitution, and the so very critical Bill of Rights, that gives us the means of addressing things that we do not agree with and the ability to vote those people into office who will do what benefits legal Americans and benefits businesses ( ethically and legally ), and to vote out those politicians who will not do the will of the people. This great Nation does NOT belong to any political party, or to any corporation, or banking institution, or special interest group, or any religion. It belongs to ..."We, the People..." And it is our duty...yes, our DUTY...to insure that our elected politicians follow the Constitution and especially the Bill of Rights, and to vote them OUT OF OFFICE if they do not. The Democratic party has openly and fully endorsed Socialism...the very opposite of a free America, and it is stunning to see and hear so many seemingly intelligent people gladly supporting it.

@@marbleman52 Yea its disgusting what these crybaby children from VCU have done to monument ave. I always thought that mon was what made Richmond unique and beautiful as it's own city. Now it's just another crappy urban jungle.

My brother was born in Richmond..we lived in the Bon Aire district..beautiful state

Don't risk it unless you are black. Too dangerous. That is what the communists have done to America. We are in the early stages of WWIII now, against the globalism masters this time.

Wow it's so funny to imagine people visiting RVA on purpose lol that's cool though I hope you had a good time and that people were hospitable

@@conclavecabal.h0rriphic Very hospitable and friendly, thank you very much.

@@davidb2206 clearly you have not ventured outside of your trailer park. If you had, you would actually understand globalism and the pros and cons of it. As an individual who was born in VA and who has lived in four different countries including the UK, I will say, as much as I love travelling, I always love returning to VA and admiring the rich history of the state.

@@pariswright7094 Wrong and ignorant of the facts. i am in that tiny minority of Americans who actually have a passport. I lived abroad as an expat for nearly a decade and am thoroughly familiar with the third world. You probably haven't. Go live in the third world for a period of years (not two weeks), then get back to us about it. Preferably, learn and speak their language fluently, as I did, so that you are more aware of what is going on around you there.

Why dose it look like a war went down here?

I pass it every day.

the governor and mayor need to be removed from office! theyre a disgrace to my beloved hometown! put back those confederate statutes on monument avenue now!

@@HOCKEYpro1990 ummmmm....

Truth Betold65....this last July, I visited some dear friends in Richmond. I hadn't been back to Richmond since I left way back in about 1980. I told my friend that I particularly wanted to drive down Monument Avenue; once a beautiful avenue with the Civil War monuments at the intersections of several blocks. Monument Avenue also has a great many houses; and an old Catholic church ( I think) that has amazing architecture, that dates back many decades, all along the streets. All of the monuments had all been torn down,save a couple, with graffiti covering what bases were left. I felt like crying. Just as the first commenter, Fools On the Hill, above so very accurately said, how are we to be reminded of this Nation's past and how far we have come...if there is nothing left to see and to remind us?

@@marbleman52 I'm sorry to hear this.. monument avenue was a beautiful place and still is, Richmond has seen a lot. It's not it's first rodeo and it won't be it's last🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

Not anymore because our worthless democrat leaders in Richmond have allowed the city to be trashed and now it has become just another ruined shit hole city.

My brother was born in Richmond 62 years ago, lived there for about 5 years until my dad was tranferred to Omaha. it was a cultural shock moving to the midwest! LOL.but living in Richmond, saw so much history, went to Jamestown on a school field trip,loved living there..A state rich in history and beauty..Live now in S.C. but have traveled back there.

60 yr ol masta bata

@@hpblack1953 🤣🤣

Moved here from Massachusetts last yr and I love Virginia! I want to leave here for the next 60yrs too👏🏾👏🏾💕

@@rachaelnwaoha3543 I want to leave 2 f this racist state

yes, things have changed and fast.

Most of the former taking the time or just after the Civil War...feel free to ask any questions as I know Richmond

It was.....

804 baby

Not ALL cannon, but about 90%.

Some were made in Athens, GA.

Yes ma'am they are down right stupid for letting this happen.

@Kris Karbunkle O.K., commie.

@Kris Karbunkle Well, like most communists, you believe in the "big lie" for propaganda purposes. Here's an AP poll from less than a month ago that showed Virginians evenly divided on the issue: apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-archive-virginia-580a830a5abdb8c228870a89005cfd80 Here's a poll from 2017 by a major Richmond newspaper that showed the majority of Richmond residents opposed to removal: richmond.com/news/local/rtd-cnu-poll-majority-of-richmond-residents-oppose-removing-confederate-statues-support-adding-historical-context/article_f3f157a6-5e73-54cf-bbee-5d587ea604bd.html ...And the Jefferson Davis and Columbus statues weren't removed by any kind of political process at all, just torn down by the Marxist mob, like a crew of modern Jacobins or Mao's Cultural Revolution goons. That isn't a democratic process at all, especially as the polling showed that wasn't what the voters wanted. But, again, idealism that ignores the popular will is typical of you communists. And, as far as "traitors" go, so were Washington, Jefferson and Paine, at least to the British crown, but they won the war, so no one gets to call them that. Treason is a curiously flexible business in American history. However, judging from your commie co-conspirators in Portland, looks as if you are tearing down their statues also, Well, except for Paine, since he never had a statue there in the first place. ...And the majority of Americans have always hated and still hate you communists, which is precisely what the Antifa-aligned mobs actually are and the founders of BLM, by their own admission.

@Duffy Bordeaux Communists or nihilists, the whole lot of them. And thanks.

Dammed yankies.csa. u/k

It states clearly that this was done 7... Seven... Years ago.

It was beautiful then but we destroyed it now...

🏍️ Does writing that really make you laugh out loud ?😆

Sorry for the slavery! Did you partake in it! If you’re so progressive stop buying stuff from China as they have slaves as we speak!

Good be racist at home

Thank you.

@John Foster I absolutely agree with you.

I agree..somewhat..I live in Charleston SC.had no idea that places were named after some horrible people. like the dorm I stayed in at USC..Sims..it was named after a doctor who would experiment with slaves...back then some people even stayed away from him..anyway didnt mean to make this political..like everything else!!

@@pamelahsmithsmith2366 Can you please provide the name of the doctor and the dates, so I can research your claim.

@Baba Ganush Thanks for the doctor's name. I have given my opinion to the original poster.

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@@malcigloe Do you have a point to make of any kind? How can you be stupid as to make such a useless comment?

Good point the slave holder's were warmongers and brought the poor whites real misery.

@John Craske.. Then, when we had Chesnut trees 100ft tall and a equally sized spread. But we had horrible people. Like now.

John Craske I've thought about how it would be to go back and live in those days. But then 2 words bring me back to reality; Dental Care. 🤢

Trying to find out. Siri doesn't know. LOL