In an unusual trial, the N.A.A.C.P. has sought to show a school board’s “racist intent” by proving that the names of Robert E ...

Replacing Lee’s statue in Emancipation Hall is the final piece of a multi-year project to rewrite American history.

Lawmakers gathered in the Capitol for the unveiling of a bronze statue honoring teenage civil rights activist Barbara Rose ...

The Barbara Rose Johns statue replaces Robert E. Lee in the U.S. Capitol, honoring her role in ending school segregation and ...

Starting Tuesday, the U.S. Capitol will display a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at ...

The Barbara Rose Johns statue sits in the U.S. Capitol due to her determination to fight against segregation as a teen.

After five years of speculation, Congress finally revealed which Virginian would replace Confederate General Robert E. Lee in ...

Barbara Rose Johns led a high school walkout that contributed to Brown v. Board of Education. She later graduated from Drexel ...

Johns was 16 years old in 1951 when she led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, ...

The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her ...

Capitol unveils statue replacing Robert E Lee - Johns is known for protesting poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high ...