Henrietta Lacks' hometown will build statue of her to replace Robert E. Lee monument
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Artist Bryce Cobbs stands next to the drawing he created of Henrietta Lacks, which was unveiled in Roanoke, Va., on Monday.The drawing will be used in the design process of a larger-than-life bronze statue.Matt Gentry/The Roanoke Times via AP A statue of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells were taken without her consent and subsequently used in several major medical breakthroughs, will be built in her hometown in Roanoke, Va.
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