Virginia panel wants Barbara Johns statue to replace Robert E. Lee in US Capitol
By Associated Press
Barbara Rose Johns Powell (Courtesy of the Robert Russa Moton Museum)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A state panel has recommended that a statue of civil rights hero Barbara Johns represent Virginia in the Statuary Hall collection at the U.S. Capitol instead of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee
The Commission For Historical Statues In The United States Capitol voted 6-1 Wednesday in favor of Johns over four other finalists, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The General Assembly still must sign off on the commission’s pick.