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Title
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African American History
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
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<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p>The monuments and memorials in this collection acknowledge the important contributions of African Americans to American history including the long arc of slavery. Some monuments, such as <i><a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1134" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas African American History Memorial</a>,</i> include bas-reliefs of enslaved men and women and well-known historical figures, such as Medgar Evers and President Barack Obama. Other memorials such as <i><a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1183" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Truths that Rise from the Roots Remembered</a>,</i> honor the ability of ordinary Black people to survive and thrive despite slavery, racism, and white supremacy. </p>
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Creator
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
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408 x 324 in. ( 1036.32 x 822.96 cm.)
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<em>Texas African American History Memorial</em> (Austin, TX)
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />African American history<br />American South<br />Juneteenth--Texas--Austin<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slavery--Abolition<br />Slavery--Emancipation<br />Texas--History<br /><br /></p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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<p>The monumental work includes two bronze walls featuring figural scenes celebrating 400 years of African Americans’ contributions to Texas history. Decorated on both front and back, Dwight includes depictions of African Americans engaged in the cattle, cotton, and oil industries as well as tributes to Mickey Leland, Medgar Evers, Buffalo Soldiers, President Barack Obama, and African American Medal of Honor recipients. The two embellished walls meet at a central column. Scores of African American figures, seemingly comprising the base and shaft of the column, gaze outward at the viewer. The top of the column is adorned with two figures standing on a base that reads “Emancipation.” Both figures, one male, one female, have the cuffs of broken shackles and chains around their wrists. The former raises a lit torch over his head, while the latter holds a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation. The monument also serves as a memorial to Juneteenth (June 19, 1865), when hundreds of Union troops arrived in Texas and announced the abolition of slavery in the U.S. The memorial sits atop a granite base, which features bronze plaques with didactic text.</p>
Creator
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Dwight, Ed, 1933-
Date
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Dedicated: November 19, 2019
Contributor
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Texas African American History Memorial Committee; Texas Legislative Black Caucus; and State of Texas.
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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Texas State Capitol Grounds, 100 W 11th St, Austin, Texas, 78701, United States
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<p>Seven bronze plaques on front of monument: text needed.<br />Three bronze plaques on back on monument: text needed.</p>
Extent
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408 x 324 in. ( 1036.32 x 822.96 cm.)
Medium
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Granite; Bronze
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<p>“Texas African American History Memorial, Dedication Ceremony, South Lawn Texas Capital, Saturday, November 19, 2016, 10:00 am.” Program (pdf). Accessed April 15, 2019, <a href="https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/blog/aam_program2.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/blog/aam_program2.pdf</a>.</p>
<p>“Texas African American History Memorial.” State Preservation Board, Texas Capitol. Accessed April 15, 2019, <a href="https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcg/tcg-monuments/21-african-american-history/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcg/tcg-monuments/21-african-american-history/index.html</a>.</p>
<p>“New Texas African American Monument.” Legislative Reference Library of Texas. Accessed April 15, 2019, <a href="https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsnew/client/index.cfm/2017/2/14/New-Texas-African-American-Monument" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://lrl.texas.gov/whatsnew/client/index.cfm/2017/2/14/New-Texas-African-American-Monument</a>.</p>
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
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Photograph: José Pestana, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpestana/31271259748/in/photolist-PDko3Q/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpestana/31271259748/in/photolist-PDko3Q/</a>
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Capitol Historical Artifact Collection, State Preservation Board, 201 E 14th Street, Suite 950 (Sam Houston State Office Building), Austin, Texas, 78711, United States
African American history
Ed Dwight
Juneteenth
slavery
state capitol
Texas
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Title
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African American History
Contributor
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Renée Ater
Description
An account of the resource
<div style="padding-right: 30%;">
<p>The monuments and memorials in this collection acknowledge the important contributions of African Americans to American history including the long arc of slavery. Some monuments, such as <i><a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1134" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Texas African American History Memorial</a>,</i> include bas-reliefs of enslaved men and women and well-known historical figures, such as Medgar Evers and President Barack Obama. Other memorials such as <i><a href="https://www.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1183" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Truths that Rise from the Roots Remembered</a>,</i> honor the ability of ordinary Black people to survive and thrive despite slavery, racism, and white supremacy. </p>
</div>
Creator
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Written by Grace Yasumura
Still Image
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Original Format
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Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
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Obelisk and pedestal: 276 in. (701.04 cm.)
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<em>South Carolina African-American History Monument</em> (Columbia, SC)
Subject
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<p>Subject (Topic)<br />African American history<br />American South<br />Public art<br />Public sculpture<br />Slave ships--History<br />Slavery<br />South Carolina--History<br /><br /></p>
<p>Subject (Object Type)<br />Commemorative sculpture</p>
Description
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Two semicircular gray granite walls, inlaid with twelve bronze panels illustrating 300 years of African American history, frame an obelisk and pedestal. The twelve scenes of African American history include images of the Middle Passage, an African American family on an auction block, slaves working in a field, men and women celebrating the Emancipation Proclamation, the Jim Crow era, the Great Migration, and images of contemporary African Americans’ important contributions to engineering, law education, sports, politics, and space exploration. At the base of the monument’s obelisk are four rubbing stones from regions of Africa where slaves were captured - Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Republic of Congo, and Ghana. In front of the memorial, Dwight included a bronze cast of the famous print of the British slave ship <em>Brookes</em> (1787).
Creator
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Dwight, Ed, 1933-
Date
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Dedicated: March 29, 2001
Contributor
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<a href="https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/25969" target="_blank" rel="noopener">African American History Monument Commission</a>; South Carolina Arts Commission; State House Committee; Citizens' Advisory Committe; Design Committee; Fundraising Committee; and private donors.
Format
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JPEG
Language
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English
Type
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Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
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South Carolina State House Grounds, 1100 Gervais Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, United States
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<p><em><strong>Bronze plaque on front of monument:</strong></em><br />African American History Monument<br />Dedicated - 2001<br />Ed Dwight - Sculptor</p>
<p><em><strong>Bronze plaque on back of monument:</strong></em><br />South Carolina African-American History Monument<br /><em>Dedicated to the people of South Carolina<br /><br /></em> <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Monument Commission<br /></span>Chairman<br />Senator Glenn F. McConnell <br />Vice-Chairman <br />Representative Gilda Cobb-Hunter<br />Senator John E. Courson<br />Senator Robert Ford<br />Senator Darrell Jackson<br />Senator McKinley Washington, Jr. <br />Representative Daniel T. Cooper <br />Representative James S. Klauber <br />Representative John L. Scott, Jr. <br />Honorable Jesse Washington, Jr.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">State House Committee<br /></span>Senator J. Verne Smith, Chairman<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Citizen's Advisory Committe<br /></span>Dr. Mac Arthur Goodman, Chairman<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Design Committee<br /></span>Dr. Terry K. Hunter, Chairman<br />Dr. Henry G. Michaux<br />Mr. James Wakefield<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fundraising Committee</span> <br />Governor Jim Hodges, Honorary Chairman <br />Mr. John S. Rainey, Chairman <br />Ms. Juanita W. Brown, Co-Chairman <br />Mr. E. Perry Palmer, Co-Chairman</p>
Extent
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Obelisk and pedestal: 276 in. (701.04 cm.)
Medium
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Granite; Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
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<p>Botsch, Carol Sears. “The African-American Monument.” African Americans and South Carolina: History, Politics, and Culture. University of South Carolina-Aiken. Accessed April 15, 2019, <a href="https://polisci.usca.edu/aasc/African-AmericanMonument.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://polisci.usca.edu/aasc/African-AmericanMonument.htm</a>.</p>
<p>Davenport, Jim. “A Slave Memorial Now Stands Amid State's Tributes to Confederacy.” <em>Los Angeles Times</em>. Accessed April 15, 2019, <a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-25-mn-42494-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-mar-25-mn-42494-story.html</a>.</p>
Rights Holder
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Renée Ater
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Photographs: Ron Cogswell, <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/22711505@N05/7917139800/in/album-72157630674378570/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.flickr.com/photos/22711505@N05/7917139800/in/album-72157630674378570/</a>
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<em>African American History Monument</em>
Rights
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South Carolina State House, 1100 Gervais Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201, United States
African American history
Ed Dwight
obelisk
slave ship
South Carolina
state capitol