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Proposal would replace statue of Confederate with John Lewis
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In this June 16, 2010 file photo, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., participates in a ceremony to unveil two plaques recognizing the contributions of enslaved African Americans in the construction of the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington. A bill to name Atlanta's main post office after the late civil rights leader and congressman is close to becoming law after passing the U.S. Senate on Wednesday. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — A statue of the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis could soon replace the likeness of Alexander Stephens, a slave owner and vice president of the Confederacy, in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol, under a bipartisan resolution introduced Wednesday in the Georgia House.
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