Washington National Cathedral

=== Lee-Jackson stained glass windows ===
[[File:Robert Edward Lee in art at the Battle of Chancellorsville in a stained glass window of the Washington National Cathedral, from- Robert E Lee Stain Glass (cropped).JPG|thumb|150px|Robert Edward Lee in art at the Battle of Chancellorsville in a stained glass window of the Washington National Cathedral (removed in 2017)]]

[[File:Stonewall Jackson with the flag of the Confederate States in art in a stained glass window of the Washington National Cathedral detail, from- Stonewall Jackson Stain Glass (cropped).JPG| thumb|150px|Jackson reading the Bible in a Confederate camp in a stained glass window of the Washington National Cathedral. The windows were removed in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/09/06/washington-national-cathedral-to-remove-stained-glass-windows-honoring-robert-e-lee-stonewall-jackson/|title=Washington National Cathedral to remove stained glass windows honoring Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson|last=Boorstein|first=Michelle|date=September 6, 2017|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>]]

{{See also|Modern display of the Confederate flag|Removal of Confederate monuments and memorials}}
In June 2016, after an examination by a five-person task force, it was announced that two Confederate battle flag images would be removed from stained glass windows commemorating the lives of Confederate generals [[Robert E. Lee]] and [[Stonewall Jackson]].  The windows were installed in 1953 after lobbying by the [[United Daughters of the Confederacy]]. In its report, the task force wrote that it "is unanimous in its decision that the windows provide a catalyst for honest discussions about race and the legacy of slavery and for addressing the uncomfortable and too often avoided issues of race in America. Moreover, the windows serve as a profound witness to the cathedral's own complex history in relationship to race."<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://cathedral.org/press-room/cathedral-to-explore-racial-justice-through-public-forums-arts-worship/ |title=Cathedral to Explore Racial Justice Through Public Forums, Arts, Worship |work=Washington National Cathedral |access-date=October 25, 2016}}</ref>

On September 6, 2017, the cathedral, in a statement signed by the Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith, dean of the cathedral, and John Donoghue, chair of the cathedral chapter, announced its decision to deconsecrate and remove the stained glass windows honoring Lee and Jackson.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cathedral.org/press-room/announcement-future-lee-jackson-windows/ |title=Announcement on the Future of the Lee-Jackson Windows |first1=Mariann Edgar |last1=Budde |first2=Randolph Marshall |last2=Hollerith |first3=John |last3=Donoghue |date=September 6, 2017 |website=Washington National Cathedral |access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref>

On September 23, 2023, the "Now and Forever Windows" were unveiled and dedicated at the Cathedral. The dedication service featured remarks from world-renowned visual artist and window designer Kerry James Marshall, and a special reading of 'American Song' by poet Elizabeth Alexander.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andone |first=Dakin |date=2023-09-24 |title=Washington National Cathedral reveals new stained glass windows that replace those that honored Confederate generals |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/24/us/washington-national-cathedral-stained-glass-windows/index.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref>