Statue of Henrietta Lacks

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Statue of Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks statue, Bristol, RHS.jpg
The statue in 2021
SubjectHenrietta Lacks
LocationBristol, United Kingdom

A statue of Henrietta Lacks was unveiled in Bristol in October 2021. According to The Guardian, the sculpture is "the first statue of a black woman created by a black woman for a public space" in the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ "For 'unrecognised black women': statue of Henrietta Lacks unveiled in Bristol". The Guardian. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Bristol statue of Henrietta Lacks installed at university". BBC News. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  3. ^ "First public sculpture of black woman created by black woman to be unveiled in UK". The Independent. 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-12-09.

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