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Arthur Ashe statue is lone monument standing on historic street in ...

“With the coming down of the monument it is also a part of coming down with those types of ideals. It brings some closure to the ...

Where the Confederates Fell, Arthur Ashe Still Stands

Richmond's Monument Avenue was a tribute to the insidious myth of the Lost Cause. But now the rebel statues that lined that street are being torn down.

Arthur Ashe monument coming down, at the request of his family.

They have the mock up that they decided to go with at the AA museum in Jackson Ward. So I've always been of two minds on it. I don't care for ...

Arthur Ashe | How the Monuments Came Down - PBS LearningMedia

Learn about tennis champion Arthur Ashe, whose death spurred residents of his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, to honor him with a statue ...

Arthur Ashe | How the Monuments Came Down | PBS LearningMedia

Learn about tennis champion Arthur Ashe, whose death spurred residents of his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, to honor him with a statue ...

Arthur Ashe statue remains in Richmond as Confederate statues fall

On June 10, protesters yanked down the statue of Jefferson Davis. Advertisement. Story continues below ...

Arthur Ashe Statue Sets Precedent for Monument Avenue

Recently, due to widespread protest, these statues have started to come down, but another very different statue still stands on Monument Avenue.

Richmond officials say Arthur Ashe's family want his statue to come ...

Richmond, Va., plans to remove the statue of tennis champion Arthur Ashe from the city's Monument Avenue, citing his family's wishes.

Statue to tennis star Arthur Ashe to stay put in Richmond - ESPN

A statue of Black tennis legend and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe will not be taken down in Richmond after his family contacted the ...

Arthur Ashe Monument Is The Lone Statue Remaining In Former ...

A monument of legendary Black tennis star Arthur Ashe is now the only remaining statue standing at the historic Monument Avenue in Richmond, ...

Arthur Ashe Statue in Virginia Vandalized With 'White Lives Matter'

A monument to the black tennis legend Arthur Ashe in Richmond, Va., was vandalized with spray paint that read “WLM” and “White Lives Matter” on Wednesday.

'White lives matter' painted on Arthur Ashe monument in Richmond

RICHMOND — A man angry over vandalism of this city's Confederate statues took credit Wednesday for spray-painting "white lives matter" and ...

Arthur Ashe statue staying up in Richmond after vandalism

Despite the statue being vandalized during recent protests, and his family asking for it to come down, the statue of tennis legend Arthur Ashe will remain up ...

Arthur Ashe statue to stay put in Richmond - WTVR.com

Family members of Arthur Ashe requested that his statue be removed from Monument Avenue during the period of civil unrest last month, ...

Arthur Ashe statue to remain in Richmond after being defaced

After someone painted “White Lives Matter” on the statue, city officials considered a request from Arthur Ashe's family to remove it ...

As monuments fall, how does the world reckon with a racist past?

A quarter-century later, the statue of Arthur Ashe may soon be the last one standing on Monument Avenue in Virginia's capital. In the past month ...

Richmond's Confederate statues are gone. What should replace ...

The only monument that remains is of a black man: the Richmond native and renowned tennis player and activist Arthur Ashe. It's shameful that it ...

Statue of tennis star Arthur Ashe to stay put in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. — On Richmond's Monument Avenue, a monument to Black tennis legend and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe interrupted the ...

12: Arthur Ashe | How the Monuments Came Down | OER Commons

Learn about tennis champion Arthur Ashe, whose death spurred residents of his hometown of Richmond, Virginia, to honor him with a statue ...