Brown University

Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden (Yonkers, New York)

Description

Abstract:
Themba holds a tri-corner hat in his hands as he gazes off into the distance. Braille on his garment reads: “faith, hope, trust.” He stands upon a map of the western world, indicating the routes slave ships took around the world.
Notes:
Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden (Yonkers, New York), 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-NC-ND 4.0
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

Ater, Renée, "Enslaved Africans' Rain Garden (Yonkers, New York)" (2022). Sites of Slavery. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:pkefrxfe/

Relations

Collection:

  • Sites of Slavery

    Sites of slavery are designated as historic places (including plantations, wharves, archaeological sites) where "slavery happened" and that commemorate enslaved Africans, their lives, and their labor. We include sites that act as memorials and often have sculpture, public art, or …

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