Browse Collections (15 total)

USCT Monuments

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The monuments and memorials in this section honor the vital contributions of the United States Colored Troops (USCT) in the Union victory during the…

Contributors: Renée Ater

Universities and Slavery Monuments

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The monuments in this collection examine the intertwined histories of American universities and slavery. In his book, Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery,…

Contributors: Renée Ater

Underground Railroad Monuments

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The memorial and monuments in this collection are dedicated to the Underground Railroad, an organized network of routes and safe houses that…

Contributors: Renée Ater

Transatlantic Slave Trade - Middle Passage Monuments

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This collection focuses on monuments and memorialsdedicated to the Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Middle Passage. Between the 16th and 19th…

Contributors: Renée Ater

Sojourner Truth Monuments

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The monuments in this collection address the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth, the tireless abolitionist, feminist, and brilliant orator. Truth…

Contributors: Renée Ater

Slavery Monuments in the Caribbean

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Slavery Monuments in Mexico, Central America, and South America

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Slavery Monuments in Europe

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Slavery Monuments in Africa

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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…

Contributors: Renée Ater

Monuments to Resistance

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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…

Contributors: Renée Ater