[2] The statue was commissioned from sculptor Branko Medenica by the Alabama-Mississippi Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in honor of their "Legacy of Leadership" campaign chairman, Arthur Henley, a descendant of Linn.

[1] Linn was honored for his contribution to the early development of Birmingham, a city founded several years after the U.S. Civil War.

His National Bank of Birmingham, which survives as the Regions Financial Corporation, was a signal institution in the young city.

After their parole, Linn took a position with a New Orleans wholesaler before founding his bank in the newly created city of Birmingham.

[7] Medenica, who had incorporated a tribute of his own to his sister-in-law who died of MS, said he understood why the statue was toppled but lamented the loss of his personal commemoration: "They didn't know.