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View photos of monumental day for Utah’s Black pioneers as their story is celebrated in stone

Three enslaved African American men and Jane Manning James are honored.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Descendants of Mormon pioneer Green Flake, left, Euridell Bankhead, Eldon Udell (hidden), Tamu Smith, Betty Juanita Jackson and Darryl Udell unveil the bronze statues of their ancestor and fellow Black pioneers. The monuments celebrate their significant contributions settling the Salt Lake Valley 175 years ago at This Is the Place Heritage Park, Friday, July 22, 2022. Three enslaved men — Green Flake, Hark Wales and Oscar Smith — and free Black pioneer Jane Manning James were honored for their roles in 1847.