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May 4, 2021
Jesse White has offered $5,000 to jumpstart the creation of a new statue of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“We’re moving forward to try to erect a wonderful statue that really looked like Dr. King so when people come to Springfield and look at the beautiful buildings and the beautiful statues, that they will see Dr. King the way that he was when I was a youngster coming up,” said White, according to WAND-TV News.
The current statue stands at the corner of Second Street and Capitol Avenue across from the State Capitol building. A spot that many say is shaded and not right for such an influential member of history.