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US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place
The statue honors Johns's 1951 student strike leading to Brown v. Board of Education and replaces a Confederate statue removed after 111 years, state commission said.
- Starting Tuesday, the U.S. Capitol will display a statue of civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns, who led a student strike for equal education in 1951 at age 16.
- Johns' protest gained support from the NAACP and became one of the cases reviewed in Brown v. Board of Education, which declared segregated public schools unconstitutional in 1954.
- The statue, which replaces one of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee removed in 2020, depicts Johns holding a book with a quote about changing unjust conditions.
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Who was Barbara Rose Johns, the Black teen activist whose statue is replacing Gen. Robert E. Lee’s in the U.S. Capitol?
The U.S. Capitol unveils statue of civil rights pioneer Barbara Rose Johns, who protested her Virginia high school’s poor conditions in 1951.
·Beverly Hills, United States
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Her 1951 walkout helped end school segregation. Now her statue is in the U.S. Capitol
Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E. Lee's, which was removed in 2020.
·Washington, United States
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US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place
The U.S. Capitol will soon display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.
·United States
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Statue honoring Barbara Rose Johns to be unveiled at the U.S. Capitol; Kaine reflects on her legacy
Senator Tim Kaine praised Barbara Rose Johns ahead of her statue’s unveiling at the U.S. Capitol, noting her leadership in the Moton High School strike that contributed to Brown v. Board of Education.
·Bluefield, United States
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