Black contractor braves threats in removing Confederate statues in Richmond

Black contractor braves threats in removing Confederate statues in Richmond https://ift.tt/3kuTyPI https://ift.tt/27ryfmF Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines October 25, 2020 at 03:38PM

Devon Henry paced in nervous anticipation, because this was a project like nothing he’d ever done. An accomplished Black businessman, Henry took on a job the city says others were unwilling to do: lead contractor for the now-completed removal of 14 pieces of Confederate statuary that dotted Virginia’s capital city. “You did it, man,” said Rodney Henry.

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