U.S. Capitol replaces statue of Robert E. Lee with teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns

The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her ...

U.S. Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spot

Johns was 16 years old in 1951 when she led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, ...
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Farmworkers’ Papier-Mache Statue of Liberty, 2000

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Farmworkers from Immokalee, Florida ...

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 ...