The nation's architect of the Capitol has approved a model of a statue of civil-rights leader Daisy Bates, the Arkansas secretary of state's office said Tuesday.

Daisy Bates was an Arkansas civil rights activist who worked to end segregation. The state honors her with "Daisy Gatson Bates Day on the third Monday in February.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday the state is raising money to replace of Arkansas' statues in National Statuary Hall in Washington, D.C. Skip to content NOWCAST 40/29 News at 6:00 ...

Under Arkansas' Act 1068 of 2019, the state is replacing the two statues that have represented it in the U.S. Capitol for the past century. The Architect of the Capitol oversees the building, and ...

Arkansas is set to replace the statues of two figures from its history that have represented the state at the U.S. Capitol with contemporary figures, officials say.

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — On May 8, 2024, Arkansas Civil Rights icon Daisy Gatson Bates took her place among some of our nation's heroes at Statutory Hall in Washington, D.C. About five years ago ...

Cash and Bates will replace century-old Arkansas statues of James Paul Clarke and Uriah M. Rose in the US Capitol’s National Statuary Hall collection.

On the first day of the 92nd General Assembly, an Arkansas legislator has introduced a bill to replace the two state statues at the National Statuary Hall Collection to honor Daisy Bates and ...

The "Man in Black," singer-songwriter Johnny Cash, and civil rights icon Daisy Bates will be honored with statues representing Arkansas, at the U.S. Capitol later this year.

The nation's architect of the Capitol has approved a model of a statue of civil-rights leader Daisy Bates, the Arkansas secretary of state's office said Tuesday.