VMI votes to remove Stonewall Jackson statue amid racism accusations by Black cadets

By Ian Shapira Oct. 29, 2020 at 6:55 p.m. EDT

Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors voted Thursday to remove the prominent statue of Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson as pressure builds for the state-supported military school to address allegations of racism. The board’s unanimous decision follows a Washington Post report this month detailing bigotry at the 181-year-old school in Lexington, which received $19 million in state funds this fiscal year. Read HERE.

Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs - Daily Press — Virginia Sen. Tommy Norment was an editor for VMI yearbook filled with racist photos and slurs
**By KATHERINE HAFNER, ELISHA SAUERS and DAVE RESS**
FEB 07, 2019 AT 12:45 PM

A Virginia Military Institute yearbook overseen by future state Senate Majority Leader Thomas K. “Tommy” Norment in 1968 features a host of racist photos and slurs, including blackface. Read HERE.

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