Commemorative Sign to the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War, Philadelphia National Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Dublin Core
Title
Commemorative Sign to the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War, Philadelphia National Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
Northeastern United States
Men--United States Colored Troops
Associations--Military
Northeastern United States
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative placard
Commemorative placard
Description
The sign, located in Philadephia's National Cemetery is dedicated to the United States Colored Troops (USCT) buried there. The storyboard was installed in 2017 after a backlash against a 2015 150-year anniversary commemoration that honored Confederate troops but omitted the U.S.C.T.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Kait Moore, Philadelphia Inquirer
Date
April 21, 2018
Contributor
Veterans Administration
Relation
Hidden in plain sight: Cemeteries and civil rights ;
To watch a video of the placecard dedication click here
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Coverage
Philadelphia National Cemetery, 6909 Limekiln Pike, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19138, United States
Medium
Unknown
Bibliographic Citation
Mimi Eisen. "Hidden in plain sight: Cemeteries and civil rights." National Council on Public History. Accessed January 23, 2019: https://ncph.org/history-at-work/hidden-in-plain-sight-cemeteries-and-civil-rights/
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Interpretative sign
Collection
Citation
Unknown , “Commemorative Sign to the United States Colored Troops of the Civil War, Philadelphia National Cemetery (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed October 12, 2024, https://slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1115.