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Va. Panel wants the statue of the civil rights hero Barbara Johns Lee in the US Capitol to replace WJLA

The General Assembly will vote on the appointment of Johns' statue to replace Confederate General Robert E. Lee by: Kaylynn Stephens Posted: Dec 16, 2020 / 7:43 PM EST /. Updated: December 16, 2020 / 10:50…

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that Barbara Rose Johns, a civil rights pioneer, would represent the Commonwealth in the U.S. Capitol's Statue Hall Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A statue of black civil rights activist Barbara Johns, who played a key role in desegregating the public school system, will be erected in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to replace one of the leaders of the…

A statue of civil rights activist Barbara Johns, who played a key role in desegregating the public school system, will be erected in the U.S. Capitol on Monday to replace one of Robert E Lee, a leader in the pro slavery confederation.Johns…

Early Monday morning, workers removed a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from the United States Capitol, where it had stood as a representative of Virginia since 1909. According to a statement from…

The congressman says the news press passage would soon mean helpNEWS PRESS FILE PHOTO"Right now, people across the country and in my district are injured," said MP Salud Carbajal, Santa Barbara D-Santa Barbara, when speaking about…