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|[[York (explorer)]] |
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|[[Mount Tabor Park]], [[Portland, Oregon]] |
|[[Mount Tabor Park]], [[Portland, Oregon]] |
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|[[Todd McGrain]] |
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|February 2021 |
|February 2021 |
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|Toppled in July, 2021. [[Patriot Front]] is suspected. |
|Toppled in July, 2021. [[Patriot Front]] is suspected. |
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|[[African American History Monument (Columbia, SC)|''African American History Monument'']] |
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|[[File:African American History Monument (2017880104).jpg|150px]] |
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|[[South Carolina State House]], [[Columbia, South Carolina]] |
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|[[Ed Dwight]] |
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|The history of African Americans in South Carolina from the slave trade to modern times. |
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|''[[The Quest for Parity]]'' |
|''[[The Quest for Parity]]'' |
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|[[File:Octavius V. Catto memorial 04.jpg|150px]] |
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|[[Octavius Catto]] |
|[[Octavius Catto]] |
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|[[Philadelphia City Hall]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |
|[[Philadelphia City Hall]], [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]] |
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|[[Memorial to the |
|[[Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved]] |
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|African Americans enslaved by the College of William & Mary |
|African Americans enslaved by the College of William & Mary |
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|[[College of William and Mary]], [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg, VA]] |
|[[College of William and Mary]], [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg, VA]] |
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|Design finalized; construction to begin in 2021. |
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|<ref>{{cite web |title=William & Mary dedicates memorial to enslaved 'acknowledging our history' |url=https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/william-mary-dedicates-hearth-memorial-to-enslaved-south-wren-yard |website=WTVR |publisher=Associated Press |access-date=31 August 2022 |language=en |date=7 May 2022}}</ref> |
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|[[Emancipation and Freedom Monument]] |
|[[Emancipation and Freedom Monument]] |
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|[[File:Emancipation and Freedom Monument 02.jpg|150 px]] |
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|Emancipated slaves |
|Emancipated slaves |
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|[[Brown's Island]], [[Richmond, Virginia]] |
|[[Brown's Island]], [[Richmond, Virginia]] |
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|replaces the [[Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia)|Robert E. Lee Monument]] |
|replaces the [[Robert E. Lee Monument (Richmond, Virginia)|Robert E. Lee Monument]] |
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|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Shivaram|first=Deepa|date=September 22, 2021|title=An Emancipation Statue Debuts In Virginia Two Weeks After Robert E. Lee Was Removed|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039333919/new-emancipation-statue-richmond-virginia-monument |
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Shivaram|first=Deepa|date=September 22, 2021|title=An Emancipation Statue Debuts In Virginia Two Weeks After Robert E. Lee Was Removed|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039333919/new-emancipation-statue-richmond-virginia-monument|access-date=2021-09-22|website=NPR|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last1=Coleburn|first1=Caroline|last2=Thompson|first2=Cameron|date=2021-09-22|title=Emancipation and Freedom Monument unveiled on Brown's Island in Richmond|url=https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/emancipation-and-freedom-monument-richmond|access-date=2021-09-22|website=WTVR|language=en}}</ref> |
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{{African Americans}} |
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[[Category: |
[[Category:Slavery memorials in the United States]] |
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[[Category:African-American monuments and memorials]] |
[[Category:African-American monuments and memorials]] |
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[[Category:Lists of African-American people]] |
[[Category:Lists of African-American people]] |
Revision as of 03:42, 7 February 2024
This list may include memorials but does not include plaques or historical markers.
This is a sortable table. Click on the heading you want it sorted by.
References
- ^ "Robert Gould Shaw Memorial". History and Culture: Boston African American National Historic Site, Massachusetts. National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2020..
- ^ "John Brown Statue, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum: Art Inventory Catalog. Smithsonian Institution Research Information System (SIRIS). Archived from the original on November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020..
- ^ "Emancipation: A Statue and A Trail". Boston Women's Heritage Trail. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2020..
- ^ Tauber, Peter (February 24, 1991). "Monument Maker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Florida Black Heritage Trail". Tallahassee, Florida: Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources. March 2011.
- ^ Smith, Clint (September 2020). "Looking for Frederick Douglass". The Atlantic: 18–21.
- ^ "Town to Unveil Sojourner Truth Statue". Mindful Walker. September 16, 2013. Archived from the original on September 24, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
- ^ Hines, Morgan (August 26, 2020). "'We have broken the bronze ceiling': First monument to real women unveiled in NYC's Central Park". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "William & Mary dedicates memorial to enslaved 'acknowledging our history'". WTVR. Associated Press. May 7, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ Shivaram, Deepa (September 22, 2021). "An Emancipation Statue Debuts In Virginia Two Weeks After Robert E. Lee Was Removed". NPR. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Coleburn, Caroline; Thompson, Cameron (September 22, 2021). "Emancipation and Freedom Monument unveiled on Brown's Island in Richmond". WTVR. Retrieved September 22, 2021.