Michelle Duster, Wells’ great-granddaughter, said Hunt was a “ dream ” sculptor for this project, as he is a native Chicagoan and is familiar with the area as well as Wells’ story....
The committee decided that a monument, rather than other forms of tribute like a statue or a bust, would be the “ best way to capture who Ida was, because she was a very multidimensional person, ” Duster said....
She educated the public about the issues of education, lynchings, women’s suffrage and much more....
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