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A statue of Vel Phillips, a trailblazer for civil rights and the first Black secretary of state was unveiled at the state capitol building Saturday.

A statue of Vel Phillips, a trailblazer for civil rights and the first Black secretary of state was unveiled at the state capitol building Saturday.

Loved ones, fellow activists and admirers of Vel Phillips took to the Wisconsin Capitol to witness the first statue on Capitol grounds to honor a Black leader.

About 1,000 people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol. Workers lowered the shrouded statue of Wisconsin ...

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After years of effort, Saturday will mark history for Wisconsin as the first statue commemorating a Black leader will be unveiled on the Capitol grounds in Madison. Vel Phillips holds significance ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 1,000 people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol.

Workers lowered the shrouded statue of Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips into position outside a Capitol entrance Tuesday.

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About a thousand people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol. Workers ...