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Statue of trailblazing educator and civil rights activist Bethune unveiled in U.S. Capitol
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON, D.C. — On a July day in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune came into the world in a small log...
First statue of Black American unveiled in National Statuary Hall
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time ever, the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall collection features a Black...
Statue Of Mary McLeod Bethune Unveiled In US Capitol
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMary McLeod Bethune continues to shake up the world posthumously. A statue of the educator was unveiled in the National Statuary Hall on Wednesday,...
Mary McLeod Bethune statue unveiled at US Capitol
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida champion of civil and women’s rights took the spotlight Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol National Statuary Hall with the unveiling...
Serra still represents California in DC. Here’s a lesson from Florida on replacing statues
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA California sculpture almost 3,000 miles away from home stood for nearly a century without much...
National Prayer Breakfast 2024: Biden calls on Americans to 'stand against hate'
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPresident Joe Biden called on Americans to come together in his speech to attendees at the National...
Who could replace Junipero Serra statue at US Capitol? Here are 5 ideas for California
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCalifornia donated a bronze statue of Father Junipero Serra to the United States Capitol’s National...
Bronze Mary McLeod Bethune statue settles in on Daytona Beach riverfront
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDAYTONA BEACH — The last leg of the very long journey taken by the bronze likeness of Mary McLeod...
Arkansans honor Daisy Bates as statue unveiled at U.S. Capitol
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 months agoMore than a hundred people filled the pews at Little Rock’s Second Baptist Church Wednesday to watch...
History-making statue of Mary Bethune now stands tall for Florida in U.S. Capitol
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoAn 11-foot marble likeness of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled...