A statue of Barbara Johns, who at the age of 16 led a walkout at her Prince Edward County high school that was the foundation of the U.S. Supreme Court case that led, “with all deliberate speed,” to ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares unveiled a new portrait and memorial exhibit Wednesday at his office honoring civil rights icon Barbara Johns. Johns was just 16 years old when ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A new portrait of Virginia native Barbara Johns has been unveiled at the Office of the Attorney General, marking the latest tribute to the teenage Civil Rights activist.

In 1896, the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson ruled that segregation was constitutional, so long as the facilities for white people and Black people were “separate but equal.” Yet one look at the ...

Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue replaces Robert E.... In 1951, a Black teenager led a walkout of her ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A bronze statue of Barbara Johns was unveiled Tuesday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol, honoring the Virginia civil rights icon who led a pivotal student protest in 1951. Governor ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 21 (Reuters) - A statue of Black civil rights activist Barbara Johns, who played a key role in the desegregation of the public school system, will be installed in the U.S. Capitol ...