Washington National Cathedral to remove windows honoring Confederate generals
The cathedral removed glass panels depicting the Confederate flag a year ago.
Stained-glass windows honoring Confederate Generals Robert Lee and Stonewall Jackson at the Washington National Cathedral. Photo courtesy of Washington National Cathedral.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (RNS) — Washington National Cathedral has decided to remove stained-glass windows honoring two Confederate generals.
The leadership of the landmark church in the nation’s capital had planned to spend a lengthy period discussing race-related issues before deciding what to do with the windows. That plan was made after the fatal shooting of nine members of a Bible study group at a black church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015. They revisited it after last month’s white supremacist protest in Charlottesville, Virginia.
