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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...
Look inside the creation of the Billy Frank Jr. statue that will represent Washington state in D.C.
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBilly Frank Jr., the iconic tribal fishing rights activist and Nisqually leader, fought all his...
Junipero Serra’s controversial statue represents California. Here’s how it could be replaced
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA California sculpture almost 3,000 miles away from home stood for nearly a century without much...
Martha goes to Washington!
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA statue of Martha Hughes Cannon stands in the state Capitol after it was unveiled during a ceremony in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. The...
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...
Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and music legend Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US...
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoCash and Bates will replace century-old Arkansas statues of James Paul Clarke and Uriah M. Rose in...
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...
Statue Of Mary McLeod Bethune Replaces Confederate Figure In U.S. Capitol Wing
VIBE via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLate civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune has just become the first African-American to be...
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...
Joe Biden Didn’t Cancel the National Day of Prayer
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Court Accountability) After this year’s May 2 National...