At the age of 16, Johns led the school walkout that helped desegregate public schools in the US. Soon, her statue will stand in the Capitol building in place of the longstanding confederate monument.
Army Gen. Mark Milley did not explicitly say the base names should be changed, but he noted that the Army is now about 20% Black.
"He sends blatant signals of support for the causes of white supremacists," says TJ Ducklo, Biden campaign's national press secretary.