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Renowned sculptor Basil Watson on creating the John Lewis Memorial and the healing power of Black stories

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John Lewis memorial unveiled on the Decatur Square replacing a Confederate obelisk

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Bronze statue of John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument in Decatur

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John Lewis monument will be unveiled in Decatur Square on Aug. 24

Georgia exhibition tracks relationship between late U.S. Rep. John Lewis and artist Benny Andrews

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