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The “Forward” statue, which has stood outside the Capitol since 1895, was designed to be an allegory of “devotion and progress,” according to the Wisconsin Historical Society.
The "Forward" statue that typically sits at the top of State Street outside the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison was torn down by protesters, June, 23, 2020.
MADISON, Wis. — Two statues that were torn down during a protest last summer have returned to their homes outside of the Wisconsin State Capitol. The statues of “Forward” and Col. Hans ...
Wisconsin and Forward are different statues. Wisconsin is the name of the gilded statue of the woman standing atop the Capitol. Contact Mary Spicuzza at (414) 224-2324 or mary.spicuzza@jrn.com .
Statues of the Little Rock Nine, the first Black students to enter Little Rock's segregated Central High School in 1957, stand outside the Arkansas Capitol building. A statue of the Rev. Martin ...
Wisconsin's "Forward" statue lies in the street on Capitol Square in Madison, Wis., Tuesday. Crowds outside the Wisconsin State Capitol tore down two statues and attacked a state senator amid ...
After more than a year of repairs, the two statues that were torn down during last summer's protests were restored to the Capitol Square Tuesday morning.
On July 27, a new, historic statue was unveiled in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. It is a bronze statue of the late Vel Phillips, who was the first woman and first African American on the ...
Statues of the Little Rock Nine, the first Black students to enter Little Rock's segregated Central High School in 1957, stand outside the Arkansas Capitol building. A statue of the Rev. Martin ...
Statues of the Little Rock Nine, the first Black students to enter Little Rock's segregated Central High School in 1957, stand outside the Arkansas Capitol building. A statue of the Rev. Martin ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About 1,000 people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of color with a statue at its state Capitol.