Sculptor Ed Dwight Will Design Statue of Xernona Clayton

Xernona Clayton stands among the giants in both the media and civil rights arena. She is respected throughout the world, but Atlanta is her home. Sculptor Ed Dwight is preparing to create a memorial to Clayton that visitors to Georgia can admire and residents here can take pride in. Dwight is designing an 8 ft. Bronze Sculpture of Clayton that will be erected at Xernona Clayton Plaza. This honor will make Clayton the first Black woman to have a statue erected in downtown Atlanta, and she is the first Black woman to have a street named in her honor.

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• September 8, 2021