Jacob OglesJuly 19, 2019
7min663
He supports statue leaving U.S. Capitol, says history museum an appropriate locale.
Tag: Mary McLeod Bethune
Jacob OglesJuly 19, 2019
Jim TurnerJuly 19, 2019
6min578
Smith's statute “represents hate, hurt and the separation of families to the citizens of Mount Dora.”
Jacob OglesJuly 10, 2019
6min841
Statue will replace one of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith.
Danny McAuliffeJune 28, 2018
6min279
The question of the day: Where do you put a statue of a Confederate general that has represented the state in the U.S. Capitol for years? The answer: The Lake County Historical Museum. The Statue Location Selection Committee decided on Thursday to allow the Tavares museum to take ownership and responsibility of the no-longer-wanted statue […]
Staff ReportsMarch 20, 2018
13min601
As expected, Gov. Rick Scott signed bills into law that will place a statue of Florida educator and civil-rights leader Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitol, and create a slavery memorial at the state Capitol. Those two measures were among 30 the governor signed Monday that were passed during the 2018 Legislative Session. Florida […]
Guest AuthorFebruary 22, 2018
6min394
Florida just made history as the first state to have an African-American represent it in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statutory Hall Collection. By approving HB 139 and its SB 472, the Florida Legislature chose to replace a statue of a Confederate Army general Edmund Kirby Smith with one of Mary McLeod Bethune, an iconic figure […]
Mitch PerryFebruary 20, 20185min530
Florida is poised to make history with the Legislature’s Tuesday passage of a proposal to place a statue of civil-rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune in the National Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol. The statue of Bethune would replace a likeness of Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith, who has represented Florida for decades in […]
Michael MolineFebruary 14, 2018
5min428
A bill OK’d Wednesday would clear the way for a likeness of Florida educator and activist Mary McLeod Bethune to replace one of a Confederate general representing Florida in the U.S. Capitol. The House Appropriations Committee unanimously cleared the measure (HB 139), making it available for the floor. The Senate version (SB 472) also cleared the floor […]
Jim RosicaJanuary 11, 2018
3min397
Legislation to replace a statue of a Confederate general representing Florida in the U.S. Capitol is heading to the Senate floor. The bills (SB 472, SCR 184), which cleared their final committee Thursday, would replace the likeness of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith with educator and civil-rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune. “Dr. Bethune received the unanimous vote of the members […]
Mitch PerryNovember 15, 20178min520
A likeness of educator and civil-rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune is one step closer to replacing a statue of a Confederate general as one of Florida’s two representatives in the U.S. Capitol. On Wednesday, the Senate Appropriations Committee cleared a bill (SB 472) to replace the statue of Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith with Bethune, who lived 1875-1955. Only Sen. Dennis Baxley, an Ocala […]