Posted on Jun 19, 2024
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
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Thousands of surnames grace the towering monument, representing the more than 4 million enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War.
The Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday — the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — on Wednesday as it dedicated its National Monument to Freedom.
The Equal Justice Initiative, a criminal justice reform nonprofit, invoked the Juneteenth holiday — the day that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. — on Wednesday as it dedicated its National Monument to Freedom.
On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery
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And —> still (national) monument-less since 1913.
https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/digital-exhibitions/article/center-for-architecture-lab-indigenous-scholars-of-architecture-planning-and-design-isapd/national-american-indian-memorial-1913/
https://www.centerforarchitecture.org/digital-exhibitions/article/center-for-architecture-lab-indigenous-scholars-of-architecture-planning-and-design-isapd/national-american-indian-memorial-1913/
National American Indian Memorial (1913) - Center for Architecture
By Anjelica Gallegos, M.Arch.1 2021 The contributions that Indigenous communities have made to our urban environments are made visible through ongoing digital mapping projects across the continent. Many of these maps render visible the community knowledge and collective histories of Indigenous experiences across time. Mapping projects and community cultural centers form the heart of Indigenous
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