Anthony Holmes, who was tortured by former Police Cmdr. Jon Burge, on monument plans: “It’s a truly good, good feeling. The memorial stands for all of us … It shows the acknowledgment, the fact of what took place with us.” BlackVoicesWTTW
Chicago Officials to Use $6.8M Grant to Build 8 New Monuments, Including Memorial to Torture Survivors
Among those survivors is Anthony Holmes, who was tortured by Burge in 1973. Holmes said hearing the news was “wonderful.”
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