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Mellon launches $250M project to remake American monuments

by Associated Press
| October 5, 2020 12:06 AM

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — At a time of intense scrutiny in America over who is commemorated in public parks or in front of courthouses, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced Monday it is spending $250 million over five years to build new monuments or memorials, add context to already existing ones and relocate others.

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