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Arthur Ashe statue cleaned up after Wilder’s criticism

By: Vernon Freeman Jr.

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RICHMOND -- The city of Richmond has cleaned up the area surrounding the Arthur Ashe statue on Monument Avenue.

This comes one day after former Governor and Richmond Mayor Douglas Wilder sent out a series of tweets, criticizing the city for allowing weeds to protrude around the Ashe statue.

8/Of all of the monuments there, the Ashe memorial is the only one surrounded with weeds and undergrowth.

— L. Douglas Wilder (@GovernorWilder) July 2, 2015

9/As we remember the 40th anniversary of Ashe's historical Wimbledon victory, we must also remember how to appropriately honor his legacy.

— L. Douglas Wilder (@GovernorWilder) July 2, 2015

10/Before we start proposing anything else, is it asking too much of the city to have them show appropriate respect for the latest addition?

— L. Douglas Wilder (@GovernorWilder) July 2, 2015

Thursday the city said they were going to start clean up next week on the areas surrounding the Ashe Statue.

This Sunday marks the 40 anniversary of the Richmond native's win at Wimbledon.

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Arthur Ashe statue cleaned up after Wilder’s criticism

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