A new statue unveiled Wednesday in the U.S. Capitol marks a historic first. Civil rights pioneer Mary McLeod Bethune is the first Black American to represent a state in Statuary Hall. Florida lawmakers voted to remove a statue representing a confederate general and replace it with one of Bethune. Her granddaughter, Evelyn Bethune, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.
Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG
Find more from PBS NewsHour at www.pbs.org/newshour
Subscribe to our RU-vid channel: bit.ly/2HfsCD6
Follow us:
TikTok: / pbsnews
Twitter: / newshour
Instagram: / newshour
Facebook: www.pbs.org/newshour
Subscribe:
PBS NewsHour podcasts: www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts
Newsletters: www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe
12 июл 2022