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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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
Rev. Billy Graham statue to be unveiled in US Capitol, replacing white supremacist
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 month agoOn Thursday, a statue of the Rev. Billy Graham will become part of the 100-piece Statuary Hall...
The 44 Percent: statues, investigation of CBP agents in Del Rio & Quinta Brunson
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoDid you know about the statues in the U.S. Capitol? Here’s how they got there. In 1864, the United...
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...
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...
Congress to unveil Amelia Earhart statue 23 years after Kansas pushed to honor Kansas aviator
The Topeka Capital-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKansas aviation pioneer and advocate for women's equal rights Amelia Earhart will be honored this...