Conservative figures have reignited one of their favorite culture wars: the removal of Confederate statues. Only this time, ...

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

On Tuesday, lawmakers unveiled a new statue of civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns at the US Capitol, replacing one of Civil ...

A statue of Barbara Rose Johns, who led a protest against segregation at her Virginia school in 1951, is unveiled in the Capitol on Tuesday.

Five years after a statue of a Confederate general was removed from the Capitol, a statue of one lesser known civil rights ...

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

Democrats have unveiled the statue that has taken the place of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s, which was removed several years ago. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, triumphantly […] ...

At 16 years old, Johns led a student walkout in her hometown of Farmville, Virginia, protesting unequal education opportunities for Black students.

A statue of Barbara Johns now stands alongside George Washington representing Virginia the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

On Tuesday, a bronze-cast statue of Johns — standing next to a lectern, holding a book high above her head — joined the ...

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

Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue ...