Both Davis and George were leaders of the Confederacy, and their vivid racism is well documented.
Key Mississippi leader is open to replacing state’s white supremacist statues in Washington by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today June 11, 2024 House Rules Chairman Fred Shanks will likely consider legislation next year that would replace Mississippi’s two statues of Confederate leaders at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, a move that would follow the lead of several other Southern states.
Lee from the collection and plans to replace it with civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns. Each U.S. state is allowed to place two statues of people “illustrious for their historic renown” or “distinguished civil or military services” after Congress passed a federal law in the mid-nineteenth century establishing the national collection.
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