How the Monuments Came Down
2021, English. Directed by Hannah Brown Ayers & Lance Warren.
Discover how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century-and how generations of Black resistance finally took them down.
How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond. The feature-length film-brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists-reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Hannah Brown AyersDirector
- Lance WarrenDirector
- Melody BarnesSelf - Fmr. White House Domestic Policy Advisor
- Christy ColemanSelf - Former Director of the American Civil War Museum
- Michael Paul WilliamsSelf - Newspaper Columist
- Julian HayterSelf - Voting Rights Expert
- Caroline JanneyHistorian
- Marvin ChilesHistorian
- Joseph RogersPublic Historian and Descendant of James Apostle Fields
- Ralph NorthamSelf
Details
- Released
- 10 June 2021
- Country
- United States of America
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How the Monuments Came Down runs 86 minutes (1h 26m).
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How the Monuments Came Down isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed How the Monuments Came Down?
How the Monuments Came Down (2021) was directed by Hannah Brown Ayers and Lance Warren and stars Melody Barnes, Christy Coleman, Michael Paul Williams.