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July 18, 2018

Ida B. Wells Monument to Be Built in Chicago, After Grassroots Fundraising Campaign
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And activists and educators have successfully raised enough money to
erect a monument to honor famed journalist, abolitionist and suffragist
Ida B. Wells. The fundraising effort was first launched over 10 years
ago by Ida B. Wells's great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster. The $300,000
monument will be designed and built by celebrated African-American
sculptor Richard Hunt and installed near Ida B. Wells's former home in
Bronzeville, Chicago.


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