Four Confederate portraits removed from US Capitol
Four portraits of senior 19th century lawmakers who served in the Confederacy were removed from the US Capitol on Thursday in the latest manifestation of efforts to confront systemic racism and injustice in America. The paintings of the men, all former speakers of the House of Representatives, were taken down at the order of current Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "There is no room in the hallowed halls of Congress or in any place of honor for memorializing men who embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism of the Confederacy," the top Democrat wrote to the US House clerk Thursday requesting their removal. The symbolic action preceded Friday's observance of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the US.
Comments