His family feared his grave would be desecrated. Shepard’s remains lie in Washington National Cathedral’s crypt columbarium, a space he shares with Helen Keller and hundreds of other famous Americans.

The Washington National Cathedral will dedicate a plaque next ... Shepard’s remains are held in the cathedral’s West Crypt Columbarium but are not accessible to the public.

The landmark Washington National Cathedral unveiled new stained-glass windows Saturday with a theme of racial justice, filling the space that had once held four windows honoring Confederate Gens.