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A statue of President Truman replaced a sculpture of Alexander Hamilton in the Capitol rotunda this week, relegating the founding father to a basement with little-known figures.

Key lime pie belongs in the pantheon of Florida alongside air conditioning, the Cuban sandwich and freshly squeezed orange juice.

A marble statue honoring Mary McLeod Bethune now stands in the U.S. Capitol. Bethune helped lay the foundation of the modern civil rights movement.

A monumental step in history took place July 13 as a statue commemorating world-renowned Florida educator, pioneer and activist Mary McLeod Bethune was unveiled at the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall.Bethune’s statue will represent Florida, making her t

Mary McLeod Bethune, education trailblazer and civil and women's rights activist, is now honored among the statues at the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary

WASHINGTON — Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune on Wednesday became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall

The first Black American to be represented in the US Capitol, Mary McLeod Bethune has officially replaced a statue of a Confederate general.