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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...