History and heritage : the African-American historical monument

Authors
Williams, Melissa
Keywords
African American History Monument (Columbia, S.C.)
Abstract
Description
This monument traces African-American history from the Middle Passage, to the fight for freedom in the Civil War, the struggle for civil rights and emergence into mainstream America. Among the 12 scenes are images that depict a family on the auction block, slaves working in a rice field, men and women celebrating the Emancipation proclamation, the Jim Crow era, the Northern migration, and images of African Americans today pioneering in such fields as engineering, law education, sports, politics and space exploration. At the base of the monument's obelisk are four rubbing stones from regions of Africa where slaves were captured - Senegal, Sierra Leone, the Republic of Congo and Ghana.)
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10827/11948
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Issue Date
2003
Contributor
Date Accessioned
2013-11-04T19:19:34Z
Date Available
2013-11-04T19:19:34Z
Item Format
Media Type
Document
Item Language
English
Publisher
South Carolina State Library
Digital Collection
South Carolina State Documents Depository
Rights
Copyright status undetermined. For more information contact, South Carolina State Library, 1500 Senate Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201.
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Text
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