During his remarks at convocation on Thursday evening, Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley announced his idea to create a monument for the community's role in the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement.
"I’ve asked the architects who have been doing such remarkable work for Longwood to explore creating a simple but powerful monument in the university’s Centennial Park," said Reveley.
Longwood University's Centennial Park is located across from Ruffner Hall at the intersection of High and Randolph streets.
The park is also across from the Confederate statue that was erected in 1900 to commemmorate, "Our Confederate Heroes."
Reveley said the architects leading the campus' current construction projects were also tasked with the monument.
"(The monument will) note the profound importance of the history of our community of Farmville and Prince Edward, and to honor those who through the centuries from this crossroads of history have made genuine and lasting contributions to the unfolding story of American freedom, and who should inspire us in our own work for a more perfect union," he said.
A timeline for the monument's creation wasn't provided during Reveley's remarks.
The announcement came amid ongoing national conversations surrounding Confederate monuments, including public discussion regarding Richmond's historic Monument Avenue.
The Town of Farmville has yet to release a statement regarding the status of its own 26-foot-tall Confederate statue.
During his remarks at convocation on Thursday evening, Longwood University President W. Taylor Reveley announced his idea to create a "simple but powerful" monument for the community's role in the Civil War and Civil Rights Movement.
