In a driving rainstorm, work crews in Richmond, Virginia removed the statue of Stonewall Jackson on Wednesday afternoon.  The statue of the confederate general on horseback has stood in Richmond more than 100 years.  According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

“The Stonewall Jackson statue by Richmond sculptor Frederick William Sievers was unveiled Oct. 11, 1919.

“At one point, one of the workers on the cherry picker, surveying where the statue sits on its pedestal gave a double thumbs up, to which the crowd responded with a cheer. 

“Anybody that takes the time to examine the history of Richmond and Monument Avenue would probably agree that these were put here to help to sell a segregated community,” said Daniel Farren, who heard the statues were being removed and walked over. “This should’ve happened a long time ago.”

According to CNN, the mayor of Richmond invoked emergency powers on Wednesday to have multiple confederate monuments removed from the city’s historic Monument Avenue.  Other statues slated to be removed include that of Robert E. Lee, the commander of the confederate army.  Richmond was the capital of the confederacy. Watch the statue being removed above.  From WTVR Richmond.