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Photograph of bronze statue of Denmark Vesey in Charleston, South Carolina. Four inscriptions decorate the plinth of the monument.
The work is dedicated to Denmark Vesey, a carpenter and self-educated Black man who planned one of the most extensive slave revolts in US history in Charleston, South Carolina in 1822. Vesey, elegantly dressed in a collared jacket, trousers, and an…

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Photograph of the Edmonson Sisters Memorial in Alexandria, Virginia, shows the two sisters emerging from a large boulder.
Two young women emerge from a large rocky outcrop, their hands clasped tightly as they stride forward. The over life-sized work depicts the abolitionists and former enslaved sisters, Mary and Emily Edmonson. The statue is located on the site of the…

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Photograph of the Amistad Memorial in New Haven Connecticut: three sides of the sculpture depict the life of Pieh. The first side shows him as a young man in Africa.
The Amistad Memorial centers around a large bronze triangular prism adorned with sculptural reliefs, depicting scenes from the life of Sengbe Pieh.In 1839 Pieh led a revolt of abducted Africans against their captors on the Spanish slave ship, the…

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