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"Keep the monuments but take Robert E. Lee's monument down because he didn't want it - can put some noted black people up. Therefore everyone will be happy"

"very bad because they had us locked up for no reasson [sic]. Also they wanted slaves to do there [sic] chores. It just made me feel so bad."

"It saddens me to see reminders of past history that represent a dark past for all people that want to enter into the "promise land" of opportunity, liberty, freedom, love. No one wants to be chained or owned by another person. I wish them to be removed."

"Things like these shaped the way I knew history, but it's not a very good history"

"Great to see, enjoy, and remember history each time I visit Richmond"

-Leave our monuments alone! I visit them with my family whenever we're back visiting battlefields. They make me feel like a school boy again, Lee and Jackson were my childhood heroes. The people of Richmond should be.png

"I was so impressed by Monument Avenue when I first came here in 1978. I chose to come to VCU because of the history I saw."

Monuments like those on Monument Avenue have meant many things to many people. Tell us a story of how they impact you and explore the experiences of others.

How do Civil War monuments, like those on Monument Avenue, make you feel? How have the monuments impacted your life?

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