Saturday, 3 March 2012

Pullman monument will be removed at week's end

The City of Chicago and the administration of the A. Philip Randolph Pullman Porter Museum have agreed to move a 10-foot monument dedicated to Randolph onto museum property Friday.

But not everyone is happy about it.

Lyn Hughes, founder of the museum, said the board was notified in September that the monument - installed 10 years ago - was on city-owned property and would have to be removed by Sept. 29. They were given a 90-day stay until Dec. 29.

"On that day, the city sent a letter to our lawyer saying that we were to type the information on our letterhead and fax it back to the city that day," Hughes said. "The museum board president had to sign it. It was signed …

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