Buffalo Soldiers

Bill establishing Buffalo Soldiers monument on Arizona Capitol grounds awaits Hobbs’ signature

Deputy Cmdr. Michelle London-Marable, left, and Cmdr. Fred Marable, right, of the Arizona Centennial Legacy Buffalo Soldiers of the Arizona Territory appeared before the state House Government Committee to support the placement of a monument of Buffalo Soldiers in Wesley Bolin Plaza.

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Rep. Walter Blackman, R-Apache Junction, speaking on the House floor on Feb. 17.

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A bill to install a monument honoring Arizona’s Buffalo Soldiers at Wesley Bolin Plaza is awaiting Gov. Katie Hobbs’ signature after the state Senate approved the measure.

On Tuesday, the Senate passed House Bill 2062, the Buffalo Soldiers Arizona Territory Monument, on a vote of 29-0-1. It was passed by the house on Feb. 17 on a vote of 57-0-3.

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