Violence that erupted over the weekend at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, added momentum to a wave of efforts across the South to remove or relocate Confederate monuments.

>> Watch the news report here

>> There are hundreds of Confederate monuments, not just in the South

A crowd of more than 100 protesters in Durham, North Carolina, used a rope to topple a statue of a Confederate soldier Monday evening outside the courthouse. Seconds after the monument fell, protesters began kicking the crumpled bronze monument as dozens cheered and chanted.

>> Watch the clips here

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, spoke out about the incident on Twitter.

>> Read more trending news

"The racism and deadly violence in Charlottesville is unacceptable, but there is a better way to remove these monuments," he wrote.

>> See the tweet here

The racism and deadly violence in Charlottesville is unacceptable but there is a better way to remove these monuments #durham - RC

— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) August 15, 2017

– The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.