House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history
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Artwork portraying Frederick Douglass rests on a table during a formal dedication of the House Press Gallery to be named after Frederick Douglass on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb., 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., speaks during a formal dedication of the House Press Gallery in honor of Frederick Douglass on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb., 12, 2026, in Washington. Frederick Douglass was the first African American reporter admitted into the Capitol press galleries. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., left, shakes hands with Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, right, prior to a formal dedication of the House Press Gallery in honor of Frederick Douglass on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb., 12, 2026, in Washington. Frederick Douglass was the first African American reporter admitted into the Capitol press galleries. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)A plaque is seen for the dedication of the House Press Gallery to honor Frederick Douglass, during on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb., 12, 2026, in Washington. Frederick Douglass was the first African American reporter admitted into the Capitol press galleries. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)National Archives Registrar Stephanie Loden, right, shows from left: Speaker of The House Mike Johnson, R-La., Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, a letter from Frederick Douglass to then-President Abraham Lincoln, during a formal dedication of the House Press Gallery to be named after Frederick Douglass on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb., 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Artwork portraying Frederick Douglass rests on a table during a formal dedication of the House Press Gallery to be named after Frederick Douglass on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Feb., 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)