Английская Википедия:Emancipation and Freedom Monument
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox artwork The Emancipation and Freedom Monument on Brown's Island, Richmond, Virginia, is a public statue installed on September 22, 2021.[1] The monument includes two Шаблон:Convert bronze statues of an emancipated man and woman with an infant.[2] The woman is holding a piece of paper with the date January 1, 1863 which corresponds with the day U.S. president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.[3]
The monument was designed by Oregon sculptor Thomas Jay Warren.[1] Virginia senator Jennifer McClellan led the commissioning of the statue. According to McClellan, "it's the first state-funded statue celebrating emancipation in the U.S."[1]
Composition
The pedestal features the names, photos, and stories of ten Virginians who participated involved both before and after emancipation.[3]
Pre-emancipation
- Mary Bowser, former enslaved Union spy during the Civil War[3]
- William Harvey Carney, soldier and formerly enslaved[3]
- Gabriel, enslaved blacksmith and rebellion leader[3]
- Dred Scott, enslaved man and plaintiff of Dred Scott v. Sandford[3]
- Nat Turner, enslaved preacher and rebellion leader[3]
Post-emancipation
- Rosa Dixon Bowser, educator and women's rights activist[3]
- John Mercer Langston, politician and academic administrator[3]
- John Mitchell Jr., community activist, newspaper editor, and political candidate[3]
- Lucy F. Simms, educator[3]
- Wyatt Tee Walker, civil rights activist and reverend[3]
Gallery
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Emancipation and Freedom Monument Pedestal 01
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Emancipation and Freedom Monument Pedestal 02
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Emancipation and Freedom Monument Pedestal 03
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