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Outbuildings with sugar kettles at the Whitney Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana.
Dedicated to the history of enslavement in the Louisiana, the Whitney Plantation is sited on the grounds where enslaved people labored in bondage for over 100 years. The historical site, museum, and memorials are located in St. John the Baptist…

The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia consists of two granite circles nestled into the grassy landscape. The interior wall of this outer ring bears the engraved names of known enslaved laborers at the University, along with placeholders for those whose names remain unknown.
The memorial consists of two granite circles nestled into the grassy landscape. The exterior surface of the outer ring is ribbed and textured with shallow depressions designed to catch light and shadow. From a certain angle, the eyes of Isabella…

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 main entrance with an arched iron gate that reads  Freedmen Cemetery. Located in Alexandria, Virginia.
The Path of Thorns and Roses is an eighteen-foot-high sculpture that spirals upwards and includes six allegorical figures: Oppression (a semi-nude male figure), Struggle (a semi-nude male figure at the base of the sculpture), Sacrifice (a woman who…
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