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African Burying Ground Memorial
Photographer: Cosmos Mariner
Taken: June 28, 2017
Caption: African Burying Ground Memorial
Additional Description: The Adinkra figure "Sankofa" meaning "Return and Get It — Learn from the Past” forms a shield and cover for the burial vault containing the re-interred remains of those exhumed in 2003 and additional partial remains found at the site during preparations for the memorial.

These life-sized bronze silhouettes represent the collective community of greater Portsmouth, gathered with resolve to acknowledge, protect and pay homage to the souls whose remains were uncovered in 2003.
Submitted: April 7, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p422189
File Size: 4.574 Megabytes

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