The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday unveiled a statue of teenaged Barbara Rose Johns protesting poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, replacing a statue of Robert E. Lee, who led Confederate forces, removed years ago.
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Barbara Johns honored in U.S. Capitol, replacing Lee statue
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 Robert E. Lee who commanded Confederate forces, that was removed several years ago.
