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Photograph of the Memorial to the 2nd Regiment Infantry, U.S. Colored Troops in Fort Myers, Florida. A USCT soldier holds a rifled musket with the butt resting against the ground. He is flanked on either side by two concrete walls.
The over life-sized work depicts a sergeant in the United States Colored Troops 2nd Regiment standing in front of an open gate within a wall. The soldier is framed by two granite plaques mounted on each wall. The plaque on the left is a description…

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Photograph of the Spirit of Freedom at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, DC. Resting on a two-foot-high granite base, the "Spirit of Freedom" depicts three African American infantrymen and one sailor. The soldiers grasp the barrels of their rifled muskets, while the sailor holds a ship’s wheel.
Located in Washington, DC, the semicircular bronze statue by Ed Hamilton depicts three African American infantrymen and one sailor. The soldiers grasp the barrels of their rifled muskets, while the sailor holds a ship’s wheel. The soldiers wear the…

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Photograph of the main entrance with an arched iron gate that reads Freedmen Cemetery. Located in Alexandria, Virginia.
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…

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