A crew member from JP Cullen watches as a crane slowly lifts the rigging around Chamberlin Rock on the UW-Madison campus Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era on campus.
Crews from JP Cullen and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental work to remove Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era at UW-Madison.
“Removing the rock as a monument in a prominent location prevents further harm to our community while preserving the rock’s educational research value," said Gary Brown, the university’s director of campus planning and landscape architecture.
Photos: Boulder that provoked controversy removed from UW-Madison campus
Greg Sessler films the removal of the rock, which is being moved to publicly accessible land southeast of Madison near Lake Kegonsa.
KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
“Removing the rock as a monument in a prominent location prevents further harm to our community while preserving the rock’s educational research value," said Gary Brown, the university’s director of campus planning and landscape architecture.
KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
UW-Madison students Nalah McWhorter, left, and Nzinga Acosta watch the removal of the rock from the top of Observatory Hill.
KAYLA WOLF, STATE JOURNAL
A crew member from JP Cullen watches as a crane slowly lifts the rigging around Chamberlin Rock on the UW-Madison campus Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era on campus.
KAYLA WOLF STATE JOURNAL
Crews from JP Cullen and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental work to remove Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era at UW-Madison.
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A crew member from JP Cullen watches as a crane slowly lifts the rigging around Chamberlin Rock on the UW-Madison campus Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era on campus.
“Removing the rock as a monument in a prominent location prevents further harm to our community while preserving the rock’s educational research value," said Gary Brown, the university’s director of campus planning and landscape architecture.
Crews from JP Cullen and Dawes Rigging & Crane Rental work to remove Chamberlin Rock from Observatory Hill Friday morning. The 42-ton boulder had come to represent, for many, a racist era at UW-Madison.
