Tweet - "Ahead of tomorrow's #Juneteenth observances, the portraits of four previous Speakers who served in the Confederacy have been removed from the walls of the U.S. Capitol under the supervision of House Clerk Cheryl Johnson."
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"Ahead of tomorrow's #Juneteenth observances, the portraits of four previous Speakers who served in the Confederacy have been removed from the walls of the U.S. Capitol under the supervision of House Clerk Cheryl Johnson.
The halls of Congress are the very heart of our democracy. Allowing men who embody the grotesque racism of the Confederacy to be honored within them is unacceptable.
The portraits of these men are symbols that set back our nation's work to confront and combat bigotry.
The American people have entrusted the Congress with leading our nation. Let us lead by example by removing these images from display in the People's House."
@SpeakerPelosi
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