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Photographer: Photographed by John Bloomfield
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African American Monument | Additional Description:
From the Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: 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.
Submitted: February 2, 2020, by John Bloomfield of Palm Coast, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p509281
File Size: 0.402 Megabytes
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