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"Despite heavy rains at times, dozens came out to Browns Island Wednesday for the unveiling of Richmond's newest monument. The Emancipation and Freedom Monument honoring those who fought slavery and furthered civil rights. Standing in the city as its mayor puts it, it was once the capital of the Confederacy and the Lost Cause. \nTogether we are building a capital of compassion, a capital of opportunity, a capital of hope. \nAt its unveiling, comes two weeks after Robert E. Lee statue was removed from Monument Avenue. \nWe were able to take a lot of these statues down that glorify the institution of slavery. They should have never been put up. \nState Senator, Jennifer McClellan chaired the commission behind the monument, and says it was a labor of love. \nRepresents the triumph over tragedy, and trauma, and the hope that the enslaved people felt. \nThe monument features two 12-foot bronze statues, one of a woman cradling a child and holding a piece of paper with the date of the Emancipation Proclamation. The other a man with whipped scars on his back breaking free from shackles. \nIt is amazing. It is so gorgeous and beautiful. \nAnd at its base, plaques honoring the Virginians before and after emancipation among the latter is John Mitchell, Jr. who ran the Richmond Planet Newspaper with his descendants on hand to help with the unveiling. \nIt's like a really, really deep honor to be here and present for our ancestor, but also for our family. \nNow Mitchell and the nine others on the plaques were picked from over 100 nominees, and McClellan says they'll be used to guide future monuments, but the next one that they are working on will be one for Yvonne Miller, who was the first African-American woman elected to both houses of the Virginia General Assembly. Working for you on Browns Island in Richmond, Cameron Thompson CBS 6 News. "
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