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The Path of Thorns and Roses (Contraband and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, Alexandria, VA)
The Path of Thorns and Roses is an 18-foot high sculpture that spirals upwards and includes six allegorial figures: Oppression (a semi-nude male figure), Struggle (a semi-nude male figure at the base of the sculpture), Sacrifice (a woman who grasps…
African Burying Ground Memorial (We Stand in Honor of Those Forgotten) (Portsmouth, NH)
The memorial is composed of a number of distinct elements. A rectangular granite stele on State Street marks the memorial’s entrance. On one side, below the engraved text that reads “African Burying Ground Memorial,” a life-size bronze figure of a…