<em>Spirit of Freedom</em> (<span>Hamilton, Bermuda)</span>
Subject (Topic) <br />Hamilton (Bermuda Islands)--History<br />Slavery--Bermuda Islands<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade <br />Slave Trade <br />Resistance
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Subject (Name) <br />Sarah (Sally) Bassett, d. 1730
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Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture
In 1730, the colonial government of Bermuda executed Sarah Bassett, an enslaved woman, for allegedly attempting to poison her granddaughter’s enslavers. In <em>Spirit of Freedom</em>, she is shown with her hand and feet bound, as she gazes defiantly upward.
Dowling, Carlos
Photograph from <a href="http://45.55.106.148/uploads/monument-lab/originals/e0649d62-f34a-4784-96bf-522e90dcda91.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monument Lab</a>
Dedicated: February 9, 2009
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The Cabinet Building, 105 Front Street, Hamilton, Bermuda
<em>Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument</em> (Roseau, Dominica )
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery-Emancipation<br />Slavery-Abolition<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Slave Trade<br />Diaspora<br />Roseau, Dominica
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Commemorative sculpture
Standing resolutely forward, the muscular figure of a shirtless self-emancipated man ('neg maron' or black maroon), with broken shackles and chains around his wrists and neck, holds a conch shell to his lips. The bronze figure, located in the center of a traffic circle, celebrates the self-emancipated (maroon) societies that engaged in a sustained struggle against slavery and French colonialism. The work was unveiled during Dominica’s 2013 Emancipation Celebrations.
Zamore, Franklyn
Read The Plaque; Historical Markers Database
Dedicated: August 2, 2013
Cultural Division; National Cultural Council
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Dame Mary Eugenia Charles Blvd, Roseau, Dominica (15° 17.767′ N, 61° 23.173′ W)
<em>L’Arbre de la Liberté</em> (Schoelcher, Martinque)
Subject (Topic)
Slavery--Resistance
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Public art
Public sculpture
Facing the Caribbean Ocean, the work consists of eight abstracted forms, some of which are rectilinear, and geometrize and others more curvilinear, with rounded organic forms. The bronze figures are embellished with symbols, which according to the sculptor, represent "the spirit of the liberated man."
Guédon, Henri, 1944-2006
Comité National pour la Mémoire et l'Histoire de l' Esclavage
2001
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Place des Arawaks, Schoelcher, 97233, Martinique
<em>The Three Rebel Queens of the Virgin Islands</em> (Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery; Resistance<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Slave Trade<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USVI
Subject (Name) <br />Thomas, Mary (Queen Mary), ca. 1848–1905 <br />Queen Agnes <br />Queen Mathilda
Subject (Object Type) <br />Commemorative sculpture
Standing on a base made of stones of varied size and shape, the three women, the leaders of the Fireburn Revolt, face outward, forming a triangle. Dressed in floor-length dresses and aprons, each figure carries objects related to their resistance. One figure lifts a lantern in her right hand. The second figure holds a cane bill in her right hand and a torch in her left, while the third figure holds a torch in her right hand.
Hallier, Richard, 1944-2010
Wikipedia Commons
2005
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Dronningens Gade, Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas 00802, USVI
<em>Mémorial de l’Anse Cafard</em> (Le Diamant, Martinique)
Subject (Topic)<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Slave Trade<br />Diaspora<br />Le Diamant, Martinique
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
The memorial, which overlooks the sea, commemorates both the enslaved people who perished in a shipwreck off the coast of Martinique in 1830, and more generally, the tens of thousands of enslaved Africans who were taken to Martinique as part of the transatlantic slave trade. Arranged in a triangle the 15 stone figures are presented as abstracted, geometrized forms, stripping away any individualizing facial or bodily features. The figures face the ocean, leaning forward, their eyes cast downwards and their mouths open, as if vocalizing a scream.
Valère, Laurent, 1959-
Memory and History of Slavery: Places and Events
Dedicated: May 22, 1998
To view excellent high-res images of the work, click <a href="https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/martinique/uncommon-attraction-anse-cafard-slave-memorial-martinique/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
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Memorial Anse Caffard, Anse Cafard, Le Diamant, Martinique
<em>Redemption Song</em> (Kingston, Jamaica)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery-Emancipation<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Slave Trade<br />Diaspora<br />Kingston, Jamaica
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
Two nude figures, shown from the knees up, face one another as they gaze skyward. The two bronze figures of a man and woman stand in a cast-iron dome fountain.
Facey, Laura, 1954-
Emancipation Park Online: A Tribute to Freedom
Unveiled: July 31, 2003
National Gallery of Jamaica; Jamaica National Heritage Trust; National Government of Jamaica
To watch <em>Paddlin' Spirit,</em> short documentary film about the Laura Facey, <a href="https://caribbeantalesfestival.com/project/paddlin-spirit-a-portrait-of-the-artist-laura-facey/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here.</a>
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Emancipation Park Oxford Road and, Knutsford Blvd, Kingston, Jamaica
<em>Desenkadena</em> (Willemstad, Curaçao)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery-Emancipation<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Slave Trade<br />Diaspora <br />Willemstad, Curaçao
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
The over life-size bronze sculptural group depicts three figures, two men and one woman. As the title of the work, <em>Desenkadena</em> (unchained) suggests, the figures are breaking free from the chains that bind their wrists. The central figure is flanked by a man and woman, both of whom gaze at him as he breaks their chains. The “chain breaker,” a muscular, semi-nude man, stands in front of an anvil. Simon captures the figure mid-swing as he raises a hammer over his head with his right hand. In his left hand he holds iron chains in place with a chisel. The work commemorates the 1795 slave rebellion led by an enslaved person called Tula.
Simon, Nel, 1938-
Pinterest.com
Dedicated: October 17, 1998
To see how the work was made, click <a href="http://nelsimon.nl/en/16031/the_making_of_the_tula_monument_desenkadena_curacao/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a>
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Tula Monument, 4352+9F Willemstad, Curaçao
<em>Emancipation Statue</em> (Bridgetown, Barbados)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery-Emancipation<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Slave Trade<br />Diaspora<br />Bridgetown, Barbados
Subject (Name)<br />Bussa
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
The monumental bronze statue depicts a semi-nude figure, dressed only in shorts. He raises his arms in a triumphant gesture, which accentuates the broken chains around his wrists. The identity of the figure is thought to be the leader of the April 1816 slave revolt, General Bussa. Although ultimately unsuccessful, it was the largest revolt in Barbadian history, General Bussa commanded nearly 400 freedom fighters.
Broodhagen, Karl, 1909–2002
pinterest.com
Unveiled: March 28, 1985
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=u1EOQOLyCvE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aerial viedo of the statue</a>
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J.T.C. Ramsay, Bridgetown, Barbados
<em>Le Marron Inconnu de Saint-Domingue</em> (Port-au-Prince, Haiti)
Subject (Topic)<br />Slavery-Emancipation<br />Middle Passage<br />Transatlantic Slave Trade<br />Slave Trade<br />Diaspora<br />Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture
The bronze sculpture depicts a man, clad only in torn shorts, kneeling on his right leg. His left leg is outstretched behind him, a broken iron chain lays on the ground around his left foot. He arches his torso back as he holds a conch shell to his lips with his left hand, tilting his head upward. His right hand holds a machete at the ground. The statue was created to commemorate the abolition of slavery in Haiti.
Mangonès, Albert, 1917 –2002
Wikipedia.org
Completed: September 22, 1967
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Place du Marron Inconnu, Champ de Mars, HT6110 Port-au-Prince, Haiti