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The Emancipation and Freedom Monument on Brown's Island, Richmond, Virginia, is a public statue installed on September 22, 2021. The monument includes two 12-foot (3.7 m) bronze statues of an emancipated man and woman with an infant.
The base of the monument features the names, images, and brief biographical information of ten African American Virginians whose lives were dedicated to Emancipation and freedom — five individuals from the period before Emancipation through 1865, and five who continued to work for freedom from 1866 to 1970.
Sep 30, 2021 · The monument, which features two bronze statues representing a man and a woman and an infant newly freed from slavery, is dedicated to the contributions of African American Virginians in the centuries-long fight for emancipation and freedom. The base of the monument features ten African American Virginians whose lives were dedicated to ...
Sep 22, 2021 · September 22, 20216:00 AM ET. Deepa Shivaram. Enlarge this image. The new Emancipation and Freedom Monument in Richmond, Va., features two 12-foot bronze statues of a man and woman holding...
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Sep 28, 2021 · On a rainy September 22, 2021, following nearly 10 years of planning and fundraising, Virginia's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Commission dedicated and unveiled Richmond’s newest monument – the Emancipation and Freedom Monument – on Brown’s Island, along downtown Richmond’s riverfront.
The Virginia Emancipation and Freedom Monument will be a permanent 12-foot monument celebrating the emancipation of slaves and freedom. It will be located on Brown's Island in Richmond, Virginia. Ten African American Virginians have been selected for inclusion on the monument.
Sep 22, 2021 · September 22, 20214:12 PM ET. Heard on All Things Considered. From. By. Patrick Larsen. Just weeks after officials in Richmond, Va., took down the nation's largest statue of Robert E. Lee, a new...
