ROANOKE, Va. — A bronze statue honoring Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose 'immortal' cells have resulted in countless medical breakthroughs, will be built in her birthplace of Roanoke, Virginia.
Kendall Ross, ABC NewsROANOKE, Va. — A bronze statue honoring Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose"immortal" cells have resulted in countless medical breakthroughs, will be built in her birthplace of Roanoke, Virginia.
Sculptor Larry Bechtel said he will reference the drawing in his design, which is set to be unveiled in October 2023. A statue of Lee was removed from the site after being toppled over in 2020 in the wake of the Black Live Matter movement following George Floyd's murder."This is an honor and a privilege to be here in Roanoke with my father, Lawrence Lacks, Henrietta's oldest and only living child," he said at the ceremony on Monday."This historical moment, occasion, has been a long time coming.
In 1951, Lacks received treatment for cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital, one of the only medical centers accepting Black patients at the time. There, a gynecologist took a sample of her cells, sending it to a lab for research without her knowledge or consent, her family says.
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