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A new look for Marcus-Davis Peters Circle
Crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Richmond, Virginia.
Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises.
However, it wasn’t until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members.
Photos by Shaban Athuman/VPM News
Bee the Gardner watches as crews remove the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle
Bee the Gardner, who tended a garden in the circle before the fence was added, watches as crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Crews uses heavy machines to remove the barrier around Marcus-Davis Peters
Crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Crews uses heavy machines to remove the barrier around Marcus-Davis Peters
Crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Bee the Gardner walks around as crews work on removing the barries around Marcus-Davis Circle
Bee the Gardner watches as crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Crews uses heavy machines to remove the barrier around Marcus-Davis Peters
Crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Bee the Gardner hods his hands over his head as he watches as crews work on removing the barries around Marcus-Davis Circle
Bee the Gardner watches as crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Crews uses heavy machines to remove the barrier around Marcus-Davis Peters
Crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
The garden at Marcus-Davis Peters Circle
Crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
A man checks the base of the fence before removing it
Crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
Killough and Bee the Gardner watches as Crews remove the barries around Marcus-Davis Peters Circle
Justin "Spider" Killough watches along Bee the Gardner as crews work on removing the fencing around Marcus-David Peters Circle on Tuesday, August 29, 2023 in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David Peters was a Richmond-area middle school teacher who was killed by a Richmond police officer in 2018. His death sparked a movement calling for justice in his case and reforms to city policies, particularly when responding to mental health crises. However, it wasn't until the uprising for Black liberation following the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer that the area surrounding the Lee statue was renamed in his honor by community members. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)
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