The monuments and memorials in this collection acknowledge the important contributions of African Americans to American history including the long…
Contributors: Renée Ater
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This collection is just a fraction of the burial sites dedicated to enslaved persons, "contrabands," and freed persons. Many of these cemeteries and…
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This collection focuses specifically on monuments and memorials that signal the end of slavery through the Emancipation Proclamation. Included in…
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Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818—February 20, 1895), one of the most brilliant orators of his generation, worked ceaselessly for the cause of…
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The monuments and memorials in the section commemorate the extraordinary achievements of the abolitionist and women’s rights activist Harriet…
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The monuments and memorials in this section commemorate the enslaved and free men and women who resisted bondage and worked to end the institution…
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Monuments and memorials to the transatlantic slave trade in West and East Africa are included in this collection. Memorialization efforts from Senegal…
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View the items in Slavery Monuments in Mexico, Central America, and South America
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