Wednesday, September 6, 2017

National Cathedral removing Confederate general windows

September 06, 2017 at 12:58PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington National Cathedral is removing two stained glass windows that depict two iconic Confederate generals.

Cathedral authorities announced Wednesday that windows depicting generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson will removed and stored pending a decision about their future.

A cathedral statement says the images are "inconsistent" with its mission and "a barrier to our important work on racial justice and racial reconciliation.

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