David Bailey in The New York Times regarding Robert E. Lee Monument Removal

This city belongs to all of us, not just some of us.   Now we can try to figure out what’s next. We are creating a new legacy.”

The statues on Monument Avenue were at the heart of Richmond’s identity, and the fact that they came down seemed to surprise almost everybody.  I would have thought somebody would blow up Richmond first before anyone would have let that happen.  It’s a modern-day miracle.”