Description
- Abstract:
- Situated on the tourist promenade of River Street, the sculpture—set atop a large granite plinth and bases—depicts a Black family in contemporary dress. The father, mother, daughter, and son stand on broken chains, holding one another in a tight embrace. Along the base are engravings of ocean waves and two sets of chained hands.
- Notes:
- African-American Monument (Savannah, Georgia), Brown University Library
- Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, Center for Digital Scholarship, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)
Access Conditions
- Rights
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- Restrictions on Use
- Collection is open for research.
Citation
McCranie, Judson (Wikipedia),
"African-American Monument (Savannah, Georgia)"
(2002).
African American History.
Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library.
https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:nwu56wnm/
Relations
Collection:
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African American History
...The monuments and memorials grouped under this theme acknowledge the important contributions of African Americans to American history. Slavery is anchored in the commemorative works as part of the larger story of Black existence in the United States. Some monuments, …