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New National Monument Honors Till Family Legacy

Grantmaking areaPresidential Initiatives
DateJuly 25, 2023
A view inside a courthouse room set with rows of wooden chairs and sunlight coming in from the tall windows on the right side of the room
Photo: Jessica Ingram for Mellon Foundation

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