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Last month, it was announced that Virginia Tech graduate and former faculty member Larry Bechtel will create a statue of Henrietta Lacks to replace the statue of Robert E. Lee
In a video of a December 19 press conference posted on the city’s Facebook page, it was announced that a statue honoring Henrietta Lacks will be unveiled in fall of 2023 in the very place that once held a monument dedicated to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The new statue’s permanent home, which was once named Lee Plaza, was renamed Lacks Plaza in Henrietta’s honor. | The Black woman whose cells have helped advance medical research will be honored in her hometown By Angela Johnson The city of Roanoke, Va., is honoring a Black woman who made tremendous contributions to modern medical research without her knowledge or consent. In a video of a December 19 press conference posted on the city’s Facebook page, it was