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Description: African American History Monument: Southern States Reacts to Federal Law and Exodus...

TitleAfrican American History Monument: Southern States Reacts to Federal Law and Exodus North

Creator nameDwight, Ed

Creator name (description)Photo by Dell Upton

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1998–2001

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBronze

LocationSouth Carolina State House Grounds, Columbia

SubjectsSlavery--HistorySegregationPublic sculptureAfrican Americans--Legal status, laws, etcMigration, Internal--United States

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Chapter 5: What Can and Can’t Be Said—Beyond Civil Rights

Dell Upton

Description: What Can and Can’t Be Said: Race, Uplift, and Monument Building in the...

What Can and Can’t Be Said: Race, Uplift, and Monument Building in the Contemporary South

For aficionados of public monuments, the South Carolina State House Grounds are a treat. They are home to many more monuments than most state capitols can boast. These range from a memorial commemorating a South Carolina...

Author

Dell Upton

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.172-199

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00240.006

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21064&redirecttoanchor=62687

Chapter subject tags:Soldiers' monuments--Southern StatesFlags--Confederate States of AmericaNational Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleMemorials--Competitions

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