
Channel: ABC Television Stations
Category: News & Politics
Tags: newswashington dcconfederate statuesnancy pelosiconfederate paintingsus capitoljuneteenth
Description: Portraits honoring four former House speakers who served in the Confederacy were removed Thursday after Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared that the men "embody the violent bigotry and grotesque racism of the Confederacy. Pelosi directed the House clerk to oversee the immediate removal of portraits depicting former speakers from three Southern states: Robert Hunter of Virginia, James Orr of South Carolina and Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp, both of Georgia. Calling the halls of Congress "the very heart of our democracy, Pelosi said, "There is no room in the hallowed halls of Congress or in any place of honor to commemorate the Confederacy. READ MORE: abc7.com/politics/portraits-of-former-confederate-leaders-removed-from-us-capitol/6254679



















