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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…

The monument depicts Harriet Tubman, co-leader of the military operation now known as the Combahee River Raid (also called the Combahee Ferry Raid), which took place in South Carolina on June 1, 1863. During the raid, more than 700 enslaved people…

The bronze sculpture depicts a uniformed USCT soldier holding a rifled musket in his left hand, while his right arm is outstretched over his head. He wears a standard Union military uniform, including a forage cap; a collared button-down coat; a wide…

The Toni Morrison Society launched the Benches by the Road project on February 18, 2006, in honor of Toni Morrison’s 75th birthday. On July 28, 2008, the Toni Morrison Society dedicated the first Bench by the Road on Sullivan’s Island, South…

Facing true North, a bronze monument of Harriet Tubman and her younger self, Araminta Ross, stands atop a granite base. With her right foot planted firmly on an oxen yoke, Tubman uses her left foot to propel herself upward. She gazes into the eyes of…

The memorial features a black granite obelisk, partially encircled by eight stone markers featuring the names of the members of the 29th Colored Regiments. The obelisk itself includes images and/or texts on all four sides. The west side features a…

The monumental work includes two bronze walls featuring figural scenes celebrating 400 years of African Americans’ contributions to Texas history. Decorated on both front and back, Dwight includes depictions of African Americans engaged in the…

The large-than-life bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman stands on a rough-cut granite base. The monument is two-toned: a green-blue patina for Tubman's clothing and a black patina for her skin. She wears a buttoned, long-sleeved shirt and a long…

A high relief sculpture with Harriet Tubman and six figures: three women, two men, and a baby. All figures are clothed in nineteenth-century dress. Wearing a dress, shawl, and head wrap, Tubman strides forward, gesturing with her left hand and…

In 1730, the colonial government of Bermuda executed Sarah Bassett, an enslaved woman, for allegedly attempting to poison her granddaughter’s enslavers. In Spirit of Freedom, she is depicted as a slender female figure bound tightly with ropes, her…