Workers finish installing a statue of Vel Phillips, Wisconsin's first Black secretary of state, outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The statue is set to be unveiled during a ceremony on Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)
Dane County Boys and Girls Club President Michael Johnson, left, looks on as workers install a statue of Vel Phillips, Wisconsin's first Black secretary of state, outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., on Tuesday, July 23, 2024. Johnson has spent the last four years working to make the statue a reality by securing state approvals and raising money. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)
Workers lower a statue of Vel Phillips, Wisconsin's first Black secretary of state, into place outside the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday, July 23, 2024. The statue is set to be unveiled during a ceremony on Saturday evening. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond)