B.B. King or Elvis Presley; request the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve the replacement of Jefferson Davis with either.

Summary

The House Concurrent Resolution asks the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress to approve swapping Mississippi’s Jefferson Davis statue in the National Statuary Hall for a statue of either B.B. King or Elvis Presley. It reflects the state’s desire to showcase musical icons rather than the former Confederate president. The measure did not pass and died in committee.

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