12/31/2020, 6 p.m.
The Virginia General Assembly has the final decision on the statue that will forever be a reflection of Virginia in our U.S. Capitol.
Gen. Robert E. Leeâs statue resided in the Capitol for more than a century and its removal, while demonstrative, should be followed by that of a person who shared his substance, contribution, lifelong dedication, commitment and pride in the state of Virginia.
While Barbara Rose Johns has been identified as a student leader and activist who initiated a rebellion against the dilapidated school facilities and material inequities at Moton High School, her efforts that resulted in the lawsuit Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County could not have been achieved without attorneys Oliver W. Hill Sr. and Spottswood Robinson III. They took the case and planned the legal strategy that led to the lawsuit. They were the civil rights attorney-warriors that did the work and fought the hard fight to incorporate the Davis cas
Barbara Johns statue replacing Robert E Lee in the U S Capitol
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This is the woman whose statue will replace that of Robert E Lee in the US Capitol
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Barbara Johns statue will replace that of Robert E. Lee in the US Capitol CNN 12/22/2020 © Ken Cedeno/Reuters
When Barbara Johns was just 16 years old, she led a walkout at her high school to protest poor and unequal school conditions. The moment is one that many historians believe helped launch the desegregation movement in the US.
Now, Johns who died in 1991 will be memorialized at the US Capitol, replacing Virginia s statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
By law, all states are allowed to donate two statues to the US Capitol for display around the building as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection, and they re able to replace existing statues through a process that involves the state s legislature and governor.
Opinion: Honoring Barbara Johns amplifies an important Virginia story
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