The former site of a Confederate memorial in Georgia now holds a statue of the late American civil rights leader and former congressman John Lewis.

Photo/Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP / People stand around the statue honoring the late civil rights leader and U.S. Rep. John Lewis during its unveiling ceremony in Decatur ...

A century from now, like passersby once glanced at the obelisk, future citizens will look at his statue, see the name of the long-dead Lewis and ponder the one-word epithet: “Empathy”.

He died in 2020 from pancreatic cancer. Four years ago, an obelisk that was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908 stood in Decatur Square, where Lewis’ statue now stands. The ...

For more than a century, a Confederate obelisk stood in front of the DeKalb County, Ga., courthouse. On Saturday, the county dedicated a statue of Lewis, a local member of Congress and civil ...

In Decatur, Georgia, a statue of former congressman John Lewis replaced a Confederate obelisk that was removed in 2020.

A new John Lewis statue, unveiled in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, has replaced a former confederate monument that stood in the area.

John Lewis statue unveiled at spot where Confederate monument once stood Lewis’ statue stands at the former site of an obelisk erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908 ...

Hundreds of spectators, including various local, state and federal officials, celebrated the unveiling of the John Lewis memorial on the Decatur Square on Saturday, Aug. 24. The 12-foot statue ...

The Confederate obelisk was removed by the City of Decatur in June of 2020, following a series of George Floyd protests across the nation. “We removed a monument to separation and replaced it with one ...

The statue honoring the late civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis is displayed after its unveiling ceremony in Decatur, Ga., on Saturday, Aug 24, 2024. (Steve Schaefer/Atlanta Journal ...

He died in 2020 from pancreatic cancer. Lewis’ statue stands in the same spot as a obelisk that was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908 and removed in 2020.