US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee’s spot
The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed several years ago.
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It will replace a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that was removed in 2020.
