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Source: New York Times

4/30/2021

Some Statues Tell Lies. This One Tells the Truth

Washington State has replaced one of its statues in the US Capitol Statuary hall, that celebrated missionary Marcus Whitman, with one honoring Native American treaty rights advocate Billy Frank, Jr.

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Some Statues Tell Lies. This One Tells the Truth