Why not erect another monument nearby as a fitting tribute to people who did some good in the fight for desegregation in Virginia. How about raising a memorial to Mildred and Richard Loving, who in 1967 successfully challenged the miscegenation laws of the state? Mildred was black, and Richard was white. What is more they were in love. I bet you could find similar examples all over America from our supposedly sordid past.
https://spectator.org/an-alternative-to-tearing-statues-down/