Richmond City Council Looks At Putting Up USCT Statue on Monument Avenue

From the January 22, 2020, Fort Worth Star-Telegram  "Richmond city council endorse funding for new statue"  AP.

Richmond, Virginia

Here's a story that really puts a burn on things.  With all its efforts to remove any and all things Confederate from the city that was the capital of the Confederacy for most of its existence, here is the latest thing they want to do.

A panel has advanced a resolution  for a new statue on the city's famed Monument Avenue that would honor black soldiers who fought during the Civil War.  It would memorialize a United States Colored Troops (USCT) regiment which had 14 members awarded the Medal of Honor.  They did not say what USCT regiment.  Too bad, as I would be definitely interested in that information.

The city council might take action on it as early as next week.

The commission also recommended removing the statue of Jefferson Davis from Monuments Avenue.

Now, I wouldn't mind a statue honoring the USCT on the avenue, but let's leave the Confederate ones.  How about a compromise?

Leave the Confederate statues (and add context plaques if needed) and put up this monument as long as it doesn't involve public funds.

But, Take Down The Confederate Monuments and Put Up This One Isn't Going to Work for Me.  --Old Secesh