Browse Collections (15 total)

The monuments and memorials in the section commemorate the extraordinary achievements of the abolitionist and women’s rights activist Harriet…

Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of…

This collection focuses specifically on monuments and memorials that signal the end of slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation. Included in…

This collection is just a fraction of the burial sites dedicated to enslaved persons, "contrabands," and freed persons. Many of these cemeteries and…

The monuments and memorials in this collection acknowledge the important contributions of African Americans to American history including the long…