The crowd began marching toward Monroe Park around 9 p.m. Saturday morning, Mayor Levar Stoney addressed Friday night’s protest — which RPD said had no arrests — and the violent injustices that continue to happen against black communities. Rally at Browns Island on Sunday, May 31, 2020 as protests continue for the third day. The United Daughters of the Confederacy was formed on September 10, 1894, in Nashville, Tennessee, by Caroline Meriwether Goodlett and Anna Mitchell Davenport Raines as a national \"federation of all Southern Women's Auxiliary, Memorial, and Soldiers' Aid Societies.\" The group was an outgrowth of Ladies' Memorial Associations and other Confederate memorial societies such as the United Confederate Veterans, So… Julep's restaurant on East Grace Street in downtown Richmond. Police also said they are currently assessing the damage from the protests and contacting property owners. Stoney announced Sunday morning that Gov. Protesters dismissed a city curfew and marched from Monument Ave. to downtown Richmond, A VCU police officer hugs a man on a bicycle after responding to the man's "hands up" request on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The retailer’s offices upstairs survived unscathed. “We can not sit here idly and tell everyone here that these actions are productive — because they’re not,” Stoney said. Police made an arrest on Broad Street as protesters marched through the streets of downtown Richmond, Sunday, May 31, 2020, for the third consecutive day despite a curfew that was supposed to keep them off the street after 8 p.m. 553, Virginia Division No. Winston-Salem City leaders are calling the Confederate monument a “public nuisance” after it was vandalized for a second time and want it removed. Police line an alleyway around the Richmond Police headquarters on West Grace Street on Saturday night. Protesters marched through the streets of downtown Richmond, Sunday 5/31/2020, for the third consecutive day despite a curfew that was supposed to keep them off the street after 8:00 p.m. After a previous night that saw business and property vandalized and damaged, Richmond police was more forceful in keeping order. The United Daughters of the Confederacy was ordered to remove the confederate monument by January 31. The Virginia Mercury is a new, nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization covering Virginia government and policy. Law enforcement officers walk down East Broad Street toward protesters in downtown Richmond Sunday, May 31, 2020. Firefighters battle flames at the United Daughters of the Confederacy headquarters May 31, 2020. Protesters marched through the streets of downtown Richmond, Sunday 5/31/2020, for the third consecutive day despite a curfew that was supposed to keep them off the street after 8:00 p.m. After a previous night that saw business and property vandalized and damaged, Richmond police was more forceful in keeping order. Ralph Northam had granted his request for a curfew and said the National Guard was on standby to help enforce it. A top Virginia public health official says he’s confident no COVID-19 vaccine doses have gone to waste, despite hiccups in the state’s rollout of the vaccine. The entrance to the Virginia State Capitol was blocked with fencing and barriers in Richmond on Sunday, May 31, 2020, a result of violent protests the night before. After protesters marched through downtown Richmond, they protested from their cars on Broad Street Sunday, May 31, 2020. 12:45 a.m. update: Two Capitol Police officers were taken to VCU Medical Center for treatment for leg injuries after they were struck by objects thrown at them by protesters, according to Capitol Police spokesperson Joe Macenka. Several protesters are detained by Richmond police on Sunday, May 31, 2020. An online flyer circulating Saturday called for a peaceful protest at 6 p.m. Monday starting at the Capitol. The protests started peacefully Saturday night, with demonstrators gathered on a downtown street corner chanting as passing cars honked at them. Cleanup was underway at Ledbury at 315 W. Broad St. in Richmond on Sunday. Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, this Memorial Building and Great Hall was affectionately dedicated November 11, 1957, in Richmond, Virginia, to the Women of the South and to the women of the Confederate States of America for their loyal devotion, self-sacrifice, adaptability to new tasks, constancy of purpose, exemplary faith in never changing principles. Protesters dismissed an 8pm city curfew and marched from Monument Ave. to downtown Richmond. Stuart monument on Monument Avenue in Richmond on Sunday, May 31, 2020. A burned-out car sat across from the former Comfort restaurant along West Broad Street on Sunday after an overnight disturbance. The Insignia of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is the First National Flag (Stars and Bars) of the Confederacy surrounded by a laurel wreath with the letters "UDC" under the flag, tied with a ribbon on which are the dates "1861-1865". Graffiti covered the side of Whole Foods on Broad Street near Boulevard. The blaze was extinguished by Richmond firefighters. The Wells Fargo bank at 2nd and East Grace streets in downtown Richmond. A man is detained by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020. then {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}} per month. Police make an arrest on Broad Street. Protesters march down East Broad Street in downtown Richmond Sunday, May 31, 2020. Police in tactical gear fire gear gas into a crowd of protesters on Sunday, May 31, 2020. 1:40 a.m. update: The headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy was ablaze in the early hours on Sunday morning as protests raged in Richmond. The United Daughters of the Confederacy … Protesters dismissed an 8pm city curfew and marched from Monument Ave. to downtown Richmond. Stroman said she believes her salon was damaged because of its proximity to the police precinct. Richard Waller, the third generation of his family to run Waller & Co. Jewelers, stands next to a shattered glass door panel on Saturday, May 30 after a front display window smashed open and shattered the door panel of his jewelry store on East Broad Street. Protesters dismissed an 8pm city curfew and marched from Monument Ave. to downtown Richmond. National Guard members wait in a staging area on Sunday, May 31, 2020 in Richmond, Va. “If we’re not talking about providing resources, if you’re not talking about the type of genuine and authentic inclusion, then I don’t expect anything to happen,” Shabazz said. 3 a.m. update: An apartment building at 309 W. Broad St. was on fire as protesters still marched through the streets of Richmond. Protesters with signs fill the back of a pickup truck at the Justice for Black Lives car rally in the Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond on Sunday, May 31, 2020. BOB BROWN PHOTO. Protesters took to the streets of Richmond, for a second consecutive night to protest the death of George Floyd and police abuse Saturday, 5/30/2020. A GRTC Pulse bus was set on fire Friday night during the protest, but no employees or passengers were injured, according to a GRTC statement Saturday. Protesters dismissed an 8pm city curfew and marched from Monument Ave. to downtown Richmond. An officer in tactical gear stands on 2nd St. in Richmond on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The L.S. Warning: … Col. Steve Pike, left, Chief of the Capitol Police, talks with a group of his officers outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, VA Sunday, May 31, 2020. By midnight, protesters had dispersed throughout the city, lighting fires in trash bins, breaking windows and looting stores, including a state liquor store, a video game shop, and a CVS. Protesters confronted Capitol police after crashing a barrier at the entrance to Capitol Square. Protesters the night before had defaced this and many other buildings and monuments in the downtown area. Erica Harville, from Petersburg, holds up a sign as she sits on top of a car at the Justice for Black Lives car rally in the Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond, VA Sunday, May 31, 2020. Dixie's Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture - Kindle edition by Cox, Karen L.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. The Charm School Social Club ice cream shop was among the businesses cleaning up along West Broad Street on Sunday. We are closely monitoring this evolving situation in Richmond and will only provide service when we determine it is safe.”. Jubal Early Chapter Members Cleanup was underway near the former Comfort restaurant on West Broad Street in downtown Richmond on Sunday after an overnight disturbance. Protesters riding in cars on Broad St. hold signs in Richmond on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Protesters dismissed an 8pm city curfew and marched from Monument Ave. to downtown Richmond. Speakers include Stoney and the president of the Richmond Branch NAACP, the superintendent of Richmond Public Schools and the Richmond police chief, among others. Many historians have described the organization's portrayal of the Confederate States of America (CSA) and … Nearby, graffiti covered the Stonewall Jackson statue on Arthur Ashe Boulevard and Monument Avenue, where protesters had gathered earlier in the night. 412/1905/the love, gratitude, and memory/of the people of the south,/shall gild their fame in one/eternal sunshine. People stop to read a graffiti laden Lee Monument on Sunday, May 31, 2020. The headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Richmond was set on fire tonight. Erica Harville of Petersburg held a sign Sunday as she sat on a car at the Justice for Black Lives car rally in Shockoe Bottom in Richmond. You have permission to edit this article. The one at the United Daughters of the Confederacy by the VMFA and the other at VCU's Rhodes Hall on the 700 block of West Franklin Street. Photo taken Sunday, May 31, 2020. We are saddened that some people find anything connected with the Confederacy to be offensive. Friday night’s protest began around 8:30 p.m. and was in response to the ongoing police violence that has impacted black communities, including the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed after a white officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. RICHMOND, Va. (Virginia Mercury) — Protesters in Richmond set fire to the United Daughters of the Confederacy headquarters and covered Confederate … “What statement are you making by breaking the windows of a black business, stealing from a black business? Welcome to the Web site of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Jubal Early Chapter No. Commentary at the end. An unmarked boarded up business located on Broad Street spray painted "Black Business" on the storefront at 212 W. Broad St. Protesters gather on August 18 in front of the courthouse in Durham, North Carolina, where demonstrators toppled a Confederate statue days earlier. Protesters leave Brown's island after a rally on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Richard Waller stood by a shattered glass door panel at Waller & Co. Jewelers in Richmond on Saturday. The CVS at Broad and Artur Ashe Boulevard. Police in tactical gear block Broad St. in Richmond, Va. on Sunday, May 31, 2020. In a Friday webinar made up of black activists, mental health advocates and social workers, they called for a civilian review board to hold police accountable in Richmond and establish the “Marcus Alert” in honor of Peters — the teacher who was fatally shot during a mental health crisis. Protesters march in Richmond on Saturday night. Protesters the night before had defaced this and other statues on the historic thoroughfare. The headquarters of the United Daughters of the Confederacy sustained the greatest structural damage at $1.25 million, according to fire department estimates. Protesters at Monroe Park in Richmond VA Fri. May 29, 2020. The photo was taken Sunday, May 31, 2020. While the fire department worked on putting out the fire, protesters rolled a burning trash can onto Broad Street. One of the protesters’ targets was the United Daughters of the Confederacy’s (UDC) headquarters in Richmond, Virginia. Enjoy unlimited articles at one of our lowest prices ever. Appears there is extensive damage. Staff writers Mel Leonor and Ali Rockett contributed to this report. Graffiti covered much of the building's facade: “f--- racists,” “police are creepy,” “stole from us,” and more. Protesters marched through the streets of downtown Richmond, Sunday 5/31/2020, for the third consecutive day despite a curfew that was supposed to keep them off the street after 8:00 p.m. After a previous night that saw business and property vandalized and damaged, Richmond police was more forceful in keeping order. Police said one person in a vehicle was shot by a protester and the victim is in life-threatening condition. People were detained by law enforcement officers on Broad Street after protesters marched through downtown Richmond after curfew Sunday, May 31, 2020. Protesters took to the streets of Richmond, for a second consecutive night to protest the death of George Floyd and police abuse Saturday, 5/30/2020. Protesters marched through downtown Richmond on Sunday. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Dixie's Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture. You may not have known that a group called the United Daughters of the Confederacy still exists in Virginia, but they do, and their headquarters in Richmond was set on fire early Sunday morning in the midst of protests over police violence and the death of George Floyd. A protester set off fireworks at East Broad and North 2nd Streets Sunday, May 31, 2020. Two women are detained at North 4th Street between East Grace and East Broad Streets after protesters marched through Richmond Sunday, May 31, 2020. The Hanover NAACP announced a Call to Action Event on Sunday at 1 p.m. about the death of Floyd and other acts of violence at the hands of law enforcement. 2:45 a.m. update: Gunshots were fired into the air at West Broad and Madison streets multiple times early Saturday, according to Richmond police. Police arrest a man on Broad Street. “The way to do that isn’t by meeting at the reconciliation statue,” Higgs Wise said. Subjects are detained after damage to a store on Broad Street. The United Daughters of the Confederacy headquarters was set on fire early Sunday morning. A protester holds up a sign at the Justice for Black Lives car rally in the Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond on Sunday, May 31, 2020. A protester holding an "Asians for Black Lives" sign rides out the sunroof of a car at the Justice for Black Lives car rally in the Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Protesters the night before had defaced this and the other statues on the historic street. On the front steps, the word, “abolition.”. The front window of an ABC store on Broad Street is smashed. 2. 3 a.m. update: An apartment building at 309 W. Broad St. was on fire as protesters still marched through the streets of Richmond. A man is detained in a parking lot off North 4th Street between East Grace and East Broad Streets after protesters marched through Richmond Sunday, May 31, 2020. Pink Flamingo restaurant on East Grace Street in downtown Richmond. Protesters marched through the streets of downtown Richmond, Sunday 5/31/2020, for the third consecutive day despite a curfew that was supposed to keep them off the street after 8:00 p.m. After a previous night that saw business and property vandalized and damaged, Richmond police was more forceful in keeping order. Several windows at Steady Sounds at 322 W. Broad St. were knocked out during the Saturday protests. Protesters march down East Franklin Street in downtown Richmond Sunday, May 31, 2020. The CVS at Broad and Arthur Ashe Boulevard. Dozens of demonstrators stood peacefully Saturday evening at Belvidere and Broad streets, holding up signs that said “Love wins,” “Black Lives Matter” and “Justice for George Floyd.” Police watched nearby. A fire burns behind Virginia State Police who were called in to help Richmond police. A car waits to join a motorcade of protesters as it enters Broad St. during the Justice for Black Lives car rally in the Shockoe Bottom section of Richmond, VA Sunday, May 31, 2020. Stoney told VPM that while he understands the outrage, those who are damaging black-owned businesses should stay home. A CVS pharmacy also nearby showed shattered glass windows and front doors. The front of the United Daughters of the Confederacy headquarters May 31, 2020. in Richmond, VA Sunday, May 31, 2020, a result of violent protests the night before.. On-lookers survey the grafitti-covered base of the Robert E. Lee monument on Monument Ave. in Richmond, VA Sunday, May 31, 2020. Protesters march down Broad Street toward the Capitol. Protesters dismissed a city curfew and marched from Monument Ave. to downtown Richmond, Two protesters ride in a car, holding signs along Broad St. on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Backstage was one of several businesses in downtown damaged during late-night protests on Friday night. Two protesters are detained by Richmond police on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Working to remove spray paint from a window is Richmond councilwoman Kimberly Gray. Protesters run down North 2nd Street as law enforcement shoot tear gas down East Broad Street Sunday, May 31, 2020. Protesters took to the streets of Richmond, for a second consecutive night to protest the death of George Floyd and police abuse Saturday, 5/30/2020. There was a problem saving your notification. “When you block law enforcement from allowing fire services to get to a home, an occupied home that has caught fire, you are not inspiring change.”. If you love this city, you’ll express your pain without hurting others.”. The DTLR shoe store on Broad Street near Lombardy. Police rushed in with tear gas to clear the area and let the fire fighters through. 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