Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s statue will represent the first African
American to have a state-commissioned statue in National Statuary Hall
Governor Ron DeSantis today sent a letter to the Architect of the U.S. Capitol officially requesting the replacement of the General Edmund Kirby Smith statue in National Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol with Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. [Read more…] about Governor Ron DeSantis Officially Requests Replacement of Florida Statue in National Statuary Hall on 144th Anniversary of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune’s Birthday