Arkansas to remove symbols of “dark ages”. He sends Cash and Bates to the Capitol

In the premises of the Congress in Washington, each state of the American Union is represented by two statues. For Arkansas, until now, it was former governor from the end of the 19th century, James Clarke, with racist convictions, and first-year Uriah Rose. Lawmakers decided to replace them five years ago. According to the AP agency, Batesov was the clear choice, Cash won his place and after a public discussion.

I remember when I took the voters of Arkansas, the young people, and I showed them the statues representing the state in the lobby of the Capitol, so we never heard of them, said the Republican governor Asa Hutchinson, who was in office and in love. It was decided to replace the statue for his sake. According to Hutchinson, there was a general consensus that the age was changing.

Batesov was born in 1914 in the state of Arkansas, and thanks to her activities in support of the black community, she became a well-known local personality. Together with Manel, they published the Arkansas State Press.

She thus played a crucial role in 1957, when the local democratic governor Orval Faubus, in the spirit of racial segregation, banned nine black students from entering the local middle school. Thus, thanks to Bates and the intervention of American President Dwight Eisenhower, they could finally study.

The author of this 2.5 meter high bronze effigy is the sculptor Benjamin Victor. The bronze effigy of Bates is carrying a newspaper, holding a notepad and a pen, and on his lapel is the NAACP badge, which was a lion.

Kevin Kresse, a native of Arkansas, works on Johnny Cash’s soe, the musician is portrayed with a guitar and a Bible in his hand. Cash was born in the town of Kingsland, about 100 kilometers from Little Rock. I have sold 90 million records worldwide, in the genres of country, rock, blues, folk and gospel. He died in 2003 at the age of 71 after a caries that lasted 49 years.