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Barbara Rose Johns statue unveiled at Capitol

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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.

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Barbara Rose Johns statue to go up on Capitol Hill in place of former Robert E. Lee statue

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Who was Barbara Rose Johns? Robert E Lee statue in US Capitol replaced with civil rights icon

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

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

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US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place

U.S. Capitol unveils statue of Barbara Johns, civil rights icon from Virginia

Barbara Rose Johns' statue unveiled in U.S. Capitol, honoring civil rights legacy

In 1951, at age 16, she led a two-week-long walkout to protest inadequate conditions at her segregated high school in Farmville.

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U.S. Capitol unveils statue of Barbara Rose Johns, civil rights icon from Virginia

Teen civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns honored with a statue at the U.S. Capitol