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Lee statue at US Capitol to be replaced by 1 of 5 finalists
Read full article: Lee statue at US Capitol to be replaced by 1 of 5 finalistsWASHINGTON ā The state of Virginia will soon replace a statue of Robert E. Lee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. And there are now five finalists for the person whose statue will replace the Confederate general. The finalists include civil rights attorney Oliver Hill Sr. and teenage civil rights pioneer Barbara Johns. The Commission For Historical Statues In The United States Capitol will make its recommendation virtually on Wednesday to Virginiaās General Assembly. The state decided to replace the Lee statue following the killing of a Black man, George Floyd, in police custody in Minneapolis.
