Teacher: Kelly Carmody
School: Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, Manhattan, KS

Excerpt from artist’s Impact Statement: "The broken chains represent the freedom and hope that Makeba brought the people in Africa and African American people. The female gender symbol represents feminism. Miriam Makeba was a feminist and was very supportive of girls and women."

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