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1763 Monument (Georgetown, Guyana)
Unveiled three days before the tenth anniversary of Guyanese Independence, the work celebrates the Guyanese anti-colonial struggle, resistance to slavery, and eventual emancipation. It is dedicated to the memory of Cuffy (Kofi Badu), an Akan man sold…
Sojourner Truth Statue (Highland, New York)
Vinnie Bagwell's seven-foot-tall bronze statue of Sojourner Truth reveals a bespectacled, a middle-aged woman who stares resolutely forward, her head turned slightly to the right. Bagwell, perhaps taking inspiration from this undated carte de visite…
“Spirit of Freedom”: African American Civil War Memorial (Washington, DC)
Located in Washington, DC, the semicircular bronze statue by Ed Hamilton depicts three African American infantrymen and one sailor. The soldiers grasp the barrels of their rifled muskets, while the sailor holds a ship’s wheel. The soldiers wear the…
"The Ark of Return": The Permanent Memorial at the United Nations in Honour of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade (New York, New York)
The Ark of Return serves as a memorial to honor the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade. Constructed from white marble, the memorial is a triangular structure with clean geometric lines and faceted surfaces, giving it a modern yet…