The Midland school district rebranded Robert E. Lee High as Legacy High in 2020, part of a nationwide trend to distance ...

The U.S. Capitol on Tuesday began displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school, a pointed replacement for a statue of ...

However, that isn’t what captured public attention in Harrisonburg, Virginia, during a trial that ended shortly before ...

The Commonwealth of Virginia will now be properly represented by an actual patriot who embodied the principle of liberty and ...

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.

The 2025 Met Gala theme, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” was a celebration of Black fashion and culture. The night ...

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

Barbara Johns, who led a courageous and history-changing walkout of students at her racially segregated high school, finally gets her due with a statue in the U.S. Capitol.

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

The Charleston County School District had requested Lee’s marker be removed in 2021, which spurred a legal battle with the memorial’s owner, the United Daughters of The Confederacy, which had ...

Teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns is known for leading a student walkout at her high school during the ’50s. The walkout was meant to be a protest against the racial segregation at public ...