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Statue Honoring Civil Rights Hero John Lewis Replaces Confederate Monument (atlantadailyworld.com)

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Photo: Getty Images A statue honoring the late civil rights hero and US Congressman John Lewis has replaced a Confederate monument in Georgia. The John Lewis Memorial was unveiled in Decatur Square in front of the Historic Decatur Courthouse, in August 2024, per CNN. The statue, created by Jamaican sculptor Basil Watson, stands 12 feet … Continued

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[–] alexc@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

We need a lot more of this type of thinking… Statues of people who actually made the world better, such as thinkers, artists, philsosophers and scientists, and a lot less nobles, military “leaders” and politicians.