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 ...
When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid of the existing sculptures. The statues ...
A statue of Daisy Gatson Bates will be unveiled in the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol on May 8, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State's office. Bates was an activist, writer and ...
IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK. THE ARKANSAS SECRETARY OF STATE SAYS CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST DAISY GATSON BATES WILL SOON HAVE A STATUE IN WASHINGTON D-C. BATES WAS MANY THINGS, INCLUDING A STATE ...
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 the ...
Civil Rights leader Daisy Bates and Musician Johnny Cash are set to be commemorated with statues at the U.S. Capitol, representing Arkansas. Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and Musician Johnny Cash ...
Arkansas is set to replace the statues of two obscure figures from its history that have represented the state at the U.S. Capitol with contemporary figures. Artist Kevin Kresse, is shown with a clay ...
(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 the ...
The statues of Clarke and Rose have been in the US Capitol for more than a century, with Rose being installed in 1917 and Clarke in 1921. The National Statuary Hall’s collection includes two ...