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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...
Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol
KARK via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues...
Statue of Rev. Billy Graham, who ‘transcended politics,’ now stands in US Capitol
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Rev. Billy Graham now has a permanent home in the U.S. Capitol. After a decade of trying, North...
Look inside the creation of the Billy Frank Jr. statue that will represent Washington state in D.C.
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoBilly Frank Jr., the iconic tribal fishing rights activist and Nisqually leader, fought all his...
Mary McLeod Bethune sculpture to be unveiled in Capitol Wednesday; first Black person featured in...
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoA 13-foot tall statue of educator and philanthropist Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune will be unveiled this...
Black educator Mary McLeod Bethune honored in U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEvelyn Bethune, front left in yellow, a granddaughter of Mary McLeod Bethune, attends the unveiling...
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...
First statue of Black American unveiled in National Statuary Hall
The Hill via AOL· 2 years agoFor the first time ever, the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall collection features a Black...
‘Our hearts are rejoicing today’: Mary McLeod Bethune’s statue debuts at the Capitol’s Statuary Hall
WFTV via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAn 11-foot marble statue of educator, activist and entrepreneur Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled...
Confederate icon’s descendant advocates for removing ancestor’s statue from U.S. Capitol
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe great-great-great grandson of Confederate icon J.Z. George wants to see his ancestor’s statue...