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Photograph of the African American Monument at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The monument depicts three bronze figures, two United States Colored Troops soldiers and a shirtless civilian field hand wearing suspenders, trousers, and a straw hat.
Located at the Vicksburg National Military Park, the monument depicts three bronze figures, two United States Colored Troops soldiers and a shirtless civilian field hand wearing suspenders, trousers, and a straw hat. The field hand and one of the…

Photograph of the Memorial to the 2nd Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops in Fort Myers, Florida. A USCT soldier holds a rifled musket with the butt resting against the ground. He is flanked on either side by two concrete walls.
The over life-sized work depicts a sergeant in the United States Colored Troops 2nd Regiment standing in front of an open gate within a wall. The soldier is framed by two granite plaques mounted on each wall. The plaque on the left is a description…

Photograph of the Spirit of Freedom at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC. Resting on a two-foot-high granite base, the "Spirit of Freedom"  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.
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…

Photograph of the Harriet Tubman Memorial Plaque at the Cayuga County Court House in Auburn, New York. The 1913 bronze plaque includes a portrait of Tubman, based on an 1890s photograph. Rendered in raised relief and surrounded by a laurel motif.
The bronze plaque honoring Harriet Tubman has a dark patina and a rectangular body topped with a rounded arch. At the top, Tubman’s portrait—based on an 1890s photograph—is rendered in bas-relief and surrounded by a laurel motif. Her expression is…

Photograph of Frederick Douglass Monument on Hornbake Plaza at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Located on the large brick plaza outside Hornbake Library at the University of Maryalnd, the full-size sculpture of Frederick Douglass portrays him in the middle of a speech with his mouth open and his brown deeply furrowed. His right arm is…

Photograph of Harriet Tubman memorial at the Harriet Tubman Public School, Saint Catherines, Ontario. View of interior courtyard with Harriet Tubman statue placed on a six-pointed stars, and gold stars along the upper brick wall.
The bronze portrait sculpture of Harriet Tubman rests on a large rectangular plinth made of brick and stone. Tubman, wearing her signature headscarf, is depicted seated on a wooden chair, holding a closed book in her hands as she gazes into the…

Freedom Crossing Monuments is focused on a family of freedom seekers including a father, mother and baby; Lewiston's Underground Railroad Station Master, Josiah Tryon; and the fictional heroine, Laura Eastman, from the Freedom Crossing book.
The monument consists of five bronze sculptures. The subjects are a family of freedom seekers including a father, mother and baby; Lewiston's Underground Railroad Station Master, Josiah Tryon; and the fictional heroine, Laura Eastman, from the…

Photograph of the reduced version of Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial, located on the campus of Scripps College.
The sculptor Alison Saar created this smaller version of Harriet Tubman based on the full-scale Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial in New York City. Tubman is shown in motion, striding forward with one hand clasping the strap of her shoulder bag.…

Photograph of the Swing Low: Harriet Tubman Memorial in New York City with police station in background.
The large-than-life bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman stands on a rough-cut granite base. The monument is two-toned: a green-blue patina for Tubman's clothing and a black patina for her skin. She wears a buttoned, long-sleeved shirt and a long…

Photograph of Harriet Tubman statue at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland.
The bronze statue of Harriet Tubman is placed on a concrete base. Tubman wears a nineteenth-century inspired dress that she lifts with her left hand, creating a rippling effect in the bronze cloth. On her left shoulder sits a saw-whet owl, at her…
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