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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

  • Officials plan to install statues of civil rights leader Daisy Bates this week and musician Johnny Cash later this year.
  • Bates mentored the Little Rock Nine Black students who integrated Central High School in 1957.
  • Cash's statue will honor his birthplace in Kingsland, and both statues will replace those of former governor James P. Clarke and attorney Uriah Rose.
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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

Arkansas is set to replace the statues of two obscure figures from its history that have represented the state at the U.S. Capitol with contemporary figures. A statue depicting civil

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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

Arkansas is set to replace the statues of two obscure figures from its history that have represented the state at the U.S. Capitol with contemporary figures

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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid of the existing sculptures. The statues that had stood there for more than 100 years were obscure figures in the state’s history. “I remember giving tours to constituents from Arkansas, to young people, and I would point out the two …

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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid of the existing sculptures. The statues that had stood there for more than 100 years were obscure figures in the state’s history. “I remember giving tours to constituents from Arkansas, to young people, and I would point out the two …

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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid […]

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Civil rights leader Daisy Bates and singer Johnny Cash to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- When Arkansas lawmakers decided five years ago to replace the statues representing the state at the U.S. Capitol, there was little objection to getting rid of the existing sculptures. The statues that had stood there for more than 100 years were obscure figures in the state's history.

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