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This Concurrent Resolution respectfully asks the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, a congressional committee that oversees the Library of Congress and its collections, to approve replacing the statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith in the National Statuary Hall Collection with a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune. The National Statuary Hall Collection, located in the U.S. Capitol Building, features statues of prominent Americans, with each state contributing two. This resolution highlights Mary McLeod Bethune's significant contributions as an educator, civil rights advocate, and founder of Bethune-Cookman College, emphasizing her lasting impact on Florida and the nation as a reason for her to be honored in this esteemed collection.