Washington National Cathedral replaces Confederate windows with stained-glass homage to racial justice

[{"selector":"#anim-569053a7-e5a4-49d9-893b-24c8f71a7bf9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b9975e9c-77b3-4b27-bf3f-76e5969f14f2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a1eba58-10f1-4d23-a7bd-2cdc88e692e2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 170.88118%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The new stained-glass windows at the Washington National Cathedral depict a march for justice by African Americans.

[{"selector":"#anim-3a2a90e7-b764-4669-8a41-5f93ad01cc6d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a85a8617-d7ea-4c17-b2c1-f6964d02ff74","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e3fddcf-0e81-4dbe-bc7f-1c6e9493983d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 213.14221%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The windows replace four windows that had honored Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

[{"selector":"#anim-91a32b6a-daa4-4a86-b473-9b3708feb427 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f5d8fb01-916b-423c-83ff-4c8de88893dd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8afb0948-da4b-4554-aa69-1309d0c006f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 214.06614%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The new windows are a powerful symbol of the cathedral's commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.

[{"selector":"#anim-651dcbb4-a379-4706-a91c-5959d4c3c481 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-388b33ef-6a70-4dc0-b44b-fca42ede7df8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a088908a-68e8-43e6-9f53-922fc6be00f8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.81224%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The new stained-glass windows at the Washington National Cathedral are the first permanent windows in the cathedral to depict people of color.

[{"selector":"#anim-d308771d-efdf-4f22-9d6d-47195ad78263 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f1bdc38-1183-4699-81df-bb435dbedb53","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6940c65b-9688-41c4-8644-6e219e22ded9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 229.27128%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The windows were installed in the south transept, which is also home to the cathedral's Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial.

[{"selector":"#anim-87646af3-a246-439d-8318-8cf78a605b9e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1766fd55-5341-4073-b11d-92d2ac7bef57","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a67ddc1d-12d2-425e-9da8-1a6049b294b3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 183.81224%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The windows were funded by a group of donors who wanted to create a lasting tribute to the Black community and to the fight for racial justice.

[{"selector":"#anim-6380dada-a640-444f-9f6e-be62ffe23229 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2c25c654-8ed9-444b-ae00-654cb60f39be","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-463b4bf2-9fd5-44e7-8ad2-70ba2b0bdf63","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 229.27128%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – The windows were designed and fabricated by a team of artists and craftspeople from around the world.

[{"selector":"#anim-455d91f2-3121-4c04-b59e-6c35307ebb3f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-59.58333321955905%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf0b9fdf-7a65-4a6a-b90f-449cfc1cd989","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce3af118-d3c0-45f6-9d6e-2586510f9057","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 292.08520%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The windows were unveiled during a special ceremony on Saturday, September 23, 2023

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