The Good Side: Defying the odds in bronze
Published: Jun. 26, 2026 at 6:51 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - At 16, Barbara Rose Johns led five hundred students in a walkout that helped end school segregation. Now, her story stands in bronze.
It happened in Virginia, and the case was rolled into Brown vs. Board of Education.
Now, her story stands in bronze.
Both her story and her statue required someone willing to defy the odds.
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