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Black Soldiers Memorial (Danbury, Connecticut)
Located in Wooster Cemetery, the black granite memorial, which resembles the adjacent grave markers, is dedicated to Black soldiers who served in the 29th and 30th Colored Regiments.
Black Brigade Monument (Cincinnati, Ohio)
This monument consists of three life-size bronze sculptural groupings, relief panels detailing the history of the Black Brigade of Cincinnati, and the 718 names of the soldiers of the Black Brigade etched in the pink granite beneath the bas-reliefs.…
Baldwin Hall Memorial (Athens, Georgia)
The Baldwin Hall Memorial at the University of Georgia in Athens includes "a circular form for the memorial plaza, creating a focal point that will serve as a place of contemplation to honor and respect these individuals; an elevated fountain in the…
Atorkor Slave Trade Memorial (Atorkor, Ghana)
The memorial is located in the coastal Ghanaian district of Anlo, once known for its substantial involvement in the slave trade. A high-walled circular enclosure with a small wooden door, which serves as a narrow entrance, leads the viewer to the…
Araminta With Rifle and Veve (ephemeral)
A monumental outdoor figure of Harriet Tubman depicts her wearing a collared, long dress, holding a richly decorated rifle in her right hand—with its butt adored with flowers—and a colorfully beaded ceremonial staff called veve in her left. The…
Amistad Memorial (New Haven, Connecticut)
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…
African-American Monument (Savannah, Georgia)
Situated on the tourist promenade of River Street, the monument depicts a Black family in contemporary dress. The father, mother, daughter, and son stand on broken chains, holding one another in a tight embrace. Along the base are engravings of ocean…
African Burial Ground National Monument (New York, New York)
The memorial sits on .35 acres and includes seven distinct design features: Wall of Remembrance, Ancestral Re-Internment Grove, Memorial Wall, The Ancestral Chamber, Circle of the Diaspora, Spiral Processional Ramp, and The Ancestral Libation Court.…
African American Monument (Vicksburg, Mississippi)
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…
56th United States Colored Infantry Monument (St. Louis, Missouri)
The marble obelisk, which stands on a square stone base, honors the memory of the 173 African American soldiers of the 56th United States Colored Infantry who died of cholera in August 1866. The soldiers were originally buried at the city's old…