Achieving statehood would obviously take a while, but how long should it take D.C. to get a single statue in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol? Just as long, as it seems.
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No Statehood, But Maybe One Statue!
House Bill Would Reduce D.C. Back To One Entry In Statuary Hall
And now we turn back to the most important issue in these trying times: just when in the hell is the District going to be getting its spots in Statuary Hall?
Mary McLeod Bethune Statue Turns 35
Capitol Hill's Lincoln Park was the first public space named in honor of President Lincoln, in 1867. A few years later, a statue commemorating the emancipation of American slaves was placed in the park, with none other than Frederick Douglass speaking at the unveiling. Thirty-five years ago the orientation of the statue -- originally toward the U.S. Capitol -- was reversed, so that Lincoln now faces the more recently installed statue of Mary McLeod Bethune, which was officially unveiled on July 10, Bethune's birthday, in 1974.
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