A bronze statue of Henrietta Lacks, whose 'immortal' cells were taken without her permission will be erected in her honor in her hometown of Roanoke, Virginia, taking the place of a monument to Confederate general Robert E. Lee.
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The statue, which was designed by artist Bryce Cobbs, will stand in Roanoke's Henrietta Lacks Plaza — formerly Lee Plaza. "Today, here in Roanoke, Virginia, at Lacks Plaza, we acknowledge that she was not only significant, she was literate and she is as relevant as any historic figure in the world today when you consider issues of genetic justice, reproductive rights and stem cell research," Crump said at Monday's press conference.project, collecting nearly $184,000 to design and construct the sculpture, which is expected to be completed by the end of 2023.
In 1951, Lacks went to The Johns Hopkins Hospital where she was diagnosed and treated for cervical cancer.
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