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In June 2020, protesters in Richmond used ropes to pull down the bronze statue of Confederate leader Jefferson Davis, splashed paint on its surface and slung a toilet paper noose around its neck.

Richmond’s City Hall received 400 phone calls on the issue, 90 percent of which were opposed. When the mayor at the time proposed razing two buildings to make room for a park to hold the statue ...