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Home » Press Releases » Gov. Evers: To celebrate Vel Phillips statue unveiling at Wisconsin State Capitol grounds
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today will celebrate the life and legacy of Vel R. Phillips with an unveiling of a sculpture commemorating Phillips on the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds, representing the first statue of a Black leader or any person of color featured on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. “Celebrating Vel Phillips in the year...