The Washington National Cathedral will remove two stained glass windows honoring Confederate generals as they are acting as a 'barrier to our important work on racial justice and racial reconciliation'.
The windows being removed depict Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson commanding an army and looking through binoculars with a Confederate flag in one of the windows.
Removal of the windows has been in discussion since the racially charged shooting at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina, two years ago.
The shooting occurred when a white gunman, 21-year-old Dylann Roof, shot and killed nine people at Emanuel AME church during a bible study meeting.
But other events such as the clash between white supremacists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville over the removal of a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee pushed their decision.
Other establishments and universities have been debating removing statues and memorials of Confederate figures since the protest as well.
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I'm sure that someone will suggest that one of the panels be replaced with a likeness of Barack Obama.
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