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Vel Phillips Honored With Statue at Wisconsin State Capitol
Clip: Season 2300 Episode 2305 | 37sVideo has Closed Captions
A statue of Vel Phillips was unveiled at the Wisconsin State Capitol to honor her legacy.
A statue of Vel Phillips was unveiled at the Wisconsin State Capitol to honor her legacy as a civil rights pioneer and leader who advocated for fair housing, education access and women's equality.
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Vel Phillips Honored With Statue at Wisconsin State Capitol
Clip: Season 2300 Episode 2305 | 37sVideo has Closed Captions
A statue of Vel Phillips was unveiled at the Wisconsin State Capitol to honor her legacy as a civil rights pioneer and leader who advocated for fair housing, education access and women's equality.
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Okay A Wisconsin icon of many firsts has made history again.
The Vel Philipps statue was unveiled at the state Capitol in recent days.
The first black woman to be so memorialized, Philipps was the first woman and black person elected to the Milwaukee Common Council.
The first black woman elected as a judge and as the Wisconsin Secretary of State.
A civil rights pioneer and powerhouse, Philipps advocated for fair housing, education, and for fair housing, education, and
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