Capitol statue collection gets first Black American, replacing Confederate

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Capitol statue collection gets first Black American, replacing Confederate

… , making her the first Black American in the National Statuary Hall … of those new additions depicted Black Americans.

The statue of Bethune … the first of a Black American in the Statuary Hall … the first statue of a Black American in the Capitol building. …

Source: Stripes - Independent U.S. military news from Iraq, Afghanistan and bases worldwide

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