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Article: Park District Talks To Puerto Ricans on Settling Statue Suit
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- September 29, 1994
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The Chicago Park District is "exploring a resolution" with a
group trying to erect a statue of a Puerto Rican nationalist in
Humboldt Park, a lawyer for the district said Wednesday.
The attempt to honor Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos languished for nine
months while U.S. District Judge Ann C. Williams considered a motion
to dismiss the suit brought by supporters of Albizu Campos against
the Park District board.
Earlier this month, Williams tossed out claims that the board's
rejection of a donated $35,000, six-foot bronze statue of the
independence-minded activist was based on race or ethnicity.
However, she ruled that there was cause to let the case go to trial
on the issue of free speech.
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