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African American Monument Marker, along The Savannah
Photographer: Photographed by Mike Stroud
Taken: 2008
Caption: African American Monument Marker, along The Savannah's River front
Additional Description: From the Smithsonian Arts Inventory Catalog: 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.
Submitted: November 16, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p43813
File Size: 0.338 Megabytes

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