African American Monument (Vicksburg, MS)
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Title
African American Monument (Vicksburg, MS)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
American South
Public art
Public sculpture
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
American South
Public art
Public sculpture
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
The monument depicts three bronze figures, two African American Union soldiers and a civilian field hand. The field hand and a soldier support a second soldier, who has been wounded in a Civil War battle.
Creator
Sessums, J. Kim
Source
National Park Service
Date
Dedicated: February 14, 2004
Contributor
State of Mississippi; City of Vicksburg, MS
Rights
National Parks Service
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Vicksburg National Military Park,3201 Clay St, Vicksburg, MS 39183, United States
The monument is located on the south side of Grant Avenue between milepost 4.3 and 4.4
The monument is located on the south side of Grant Avenue between milepost 4.3 and 4.4
Has Part
Inscription on base:
"Commemorating the service of the 1st and 3rd Mississippi Infantry Regiments, African descent and all Mississippians of African descent who participated in the Vicksburg Campaign"
"Commemorating the service of the 1st and 3rd Mississippi Infantry Regiments, African descent and all Mississippians of African descent who participated in the Vicksburg Campaign"
Extent
108 in. (274.32 cm.)
Medium
Bronze; Black African granite
Bibliographic Citation
"African-American Monument." National Parks Service. Accessed January 21, 2019: https://www.nps.gov/vick/learn/historyculture/african-american-history.htm
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
108 in. (274.32 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Sessums, J. Kim, “African American Monument (Vicksburg, MS),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed April 25, 2024, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1101.