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African-American Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  Spradley, Dorothy, sculptor. Title:  African-American Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated July 27, 2002. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Inscription:  (On granite base:) We were stolen, sold and brought together from the African continent. We got on the slave ships together. We lay back in the belly in the holds of slave ships in each others' excrement and urine together, sometimes died together, and our lifeless bodies thrown overboard together. Today, we are standing up together, with faith and even some joy. Description:  A family of newly freed slaves (father, mother, son and daughter) stepping out in faith, with broken chains at their feet. The base of the sculpture is carved with chained and praying hands, and is inscribed with a quote by author Maya Angelou. The monument is installed on the cobblestone riverfront where the first slaves arrived in Georgia. Subject:  Portrait group -- Family Ethnic -- African American History -- United States -- Black History State of Being -- Other -- Enslaved Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Georgia -- Savannah Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Savannah, Savannah, Georgia Located River Street, on the riverfront, Savannah, Georgia Remarks:  Nearly ten years in the making, the monument is the first in Savannah to honor African Americans. The idea for the monument came from retired teacher Abigail Jordan, who took her idea to the city government. In 1991 the African-American Monument Association was created to organize the plans for a monument. Jordan contributed nearly $100,000 of her own money to erect the $500,000 statue by Savannah College of Art and Design Professor Dorothy Spradley. Title supplied by Inventory cataloger. References:  Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 26, 2002. Washington Post, July 28, 2002, pg. A19. Illustration:  Washington Post, July 28, 2002, pg. A19. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 71500674   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 71500674 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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