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Johnson County will dedicate the commemorative Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, featuring a bronze sculpture of Johnson and six panels that will tell her story and the history of Black Iowans, in Iowa City on Aug. 29.

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Johnson County dedicates Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza through story and statue

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The southeast corner of the Johnson County Administrative Building will become Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, featuring a bronze statue of Johnson alongside plaques celebrating Black Iowans in Iowa City.

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