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 lowered the shrouded statue of Wisconsin Secretary of State Vel Phillips into position Tuesday, and then encased it in a crate ahead of Saturday’s unveiling.
Dane County Boys and Girls Club President Michael Johnson, left, looks on as workers install a statue of Vel Phillips, Wisconsin ’s first Black secretary of state, outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Johnson has spent the last four years working to make the statue a reality by securing state approvals and raising money. Workers finish installing a statue of Vel Phillips, Wisconsin ’s first Black secretary of state, outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis.
“This is beautiful,” said Michael Johnson, a civil rights advocate who came up with the idea and led efforts to raise $700,000 to cover the costs. It’s rare for Black leaders to be honored this way at capitols, although there are some examples around the country.
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