Arkansas lawmakers have decided to replace statues at the U.S. Capitol due to little recognition of obscure historical figures. The new statues will represent civil rights leader Daisy Bates and ...
(CNN) — The US Capitol will soon officially welcome two new, iconic figures. A statue of Daisy Bates, a civil rights journalist and activist who is perhaps best known for her role as a mentor to ...
Now a shake-up in the U.S. Capitol but one that might make you tap your toes. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "GET RHYTHM") JOHNNY CASH: (Singing) Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues. Come on, get rhythm ...
JOHNNY CASH: (Singing) Hey, get rhythm when you get the blues. Come on, get rhythm when you get the blues. SIMON: The Man in Black, Johnny Cash. The sculpture of the fabled singer's coming this ...
Arkansas unveiled one of its new statues at the US Capitol's Statuary Hall this week: Civil Rights leader Daisy Bates. Another sculpture of a... Copyright 2024 NPR ...
One perk of covering Congress is that you get to see the Capitol statues after hours. But not always at their best. Such was the case a week ago Friday. I cut through Statuary Hall of the Capitol ...
Mississippi Republicans are seeking to join Democrats and work on legislation that would aim to replace confederate statues ...
Surrounded by the congressional statues, Billy Graham speaks to political leaders at his Congressional Gold Medal ceremony in 1996. The Grahams were the 114th recipients of Congress’ highest ...