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For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood in front of the courthouse in suburban Atlanta, Decatur.Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederation, he hinted that the civil war was about state rights and the “honor of the…

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

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…

Civil rights symbol selected to replace the Lee statue in the US Capitol WSET

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…

WASHINGTON (WDBJ) - A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was removed from the U.S. Capitol overnight.Governor Ralph Northam made the announcement on Monday. A representative from the governor's office was there along with Senator…