Home Video: Virginia honors civil rights pioneer Barbara Johns with statue at U.S. Capitol
Politics

Video: Virginia honors civil rights pioneer Barbara Johns with statue at U.S. Capitol

Chris Graham

A statue of Barbara Johns, who at the age of 16 led a walkout at her Prince Edward County high school that was the foundation of the U.S. Supreme Court case that led, “with all deliberate speed,” to school desegregation, now stands alongside George Washington representing Virginia the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.


ICYMI


Support AFP

Multimedia

 

Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].