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

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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 ...

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

The First Amendment is a pillar of our democracy, yet in Llano County, when officials announced that the Supreme Court would ...

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

WASHINGTON — The US Capitol on Tuesday unveiled a statue of a teenage Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at ...

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In this latest It's Debatable, Moster and Rosen facetiously debate if the State of Liberty should be demolished and replaced ...