Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument (Roseau, Dominica )
Dublin Core
Title
Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument (Roseau, Dominica )
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Slavery-Emancipation
Slavery-Abolition
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Diaspora
Roseau, Dominica
Slavery-Emancipation
Slavery-Abolition
Middle Passage
Transatlantic Slave Trade
Slave Trade
Diaspora
Roseau, Dominica
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Standing resolutely forward, the muscular figure of a shirtless self-emancipated man ('neg maron' or black maroon), with broken shackles and chains around his wrists and neck, holds a conch shell to his lips. The bronze figure, located in the center of a traffic circle, celebrates the self-emancipated (maroon) societies that engaged in a sustained struggle against slavery and French colonialism. The work was unveiled during Dominica’s 2013 Emancipation Celebrations.
Creator
Zamore, Franklyn
Source
Read The Plaque; Historical Markers Database
Date
August 2, 2013
Contributor
Cultural Division; National Cultural Council
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Dame Mary Eugenia Charles Blvd, Roseau, Dominica (15° 17.767′ N, 61° 23.173′ W)
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
84''
Collection
Citation
Zamore, Franklyn, “Neg Mawon Emancipation Monument (Roseau, Dominica ),” Contemporary Monuments to the Slave Past, accessed September 20, 2024, https://mail.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1167.