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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, and honor those who endured it

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The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park is the third site created by the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Ala. The 17-acre site is nestled between the twisting banks of the muddy waters of the Alabama River. Visitors will be able to arrive by boat, essentially tracing the same path taken to deliver the stolen and trafficked people.

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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, honoring those who endured it

The history of slavery in America is the focus of a new sculpture park in Montgomery, Alabama. The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park honors the millions of people who endured slavery's

1 month ago·United States

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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, honoring those who endured it

By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The history of slavery in America is the focus of a new sculpture park in Montgomery, Alabama. The Freedom Monument Sculpture Park honors the millions of people who endured slavery’s brutality. The park opening March 27 is the third site created by the Equal Justice Initiative, which is dedicated to taking an unflinching look at the nation’s history. It contains a mixture of sculpture, art…

1 month ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, honoring those who endured it

1 month ago·Panama City, United States

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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, honoring those who endured it

1 month ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, and honor those who endured it

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Visitors to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park wind a serpentine path past art pieces depicting the lives of enslaved people in America and historic exhibits, including two cabins where the enslaved lived, before arriving at a towering monument. Stretching nearly four stories into the sky, the National Monument to Freedom honors the millions of people who endured the brutality of slavery. The monument is inscribed with 1…

1 month ago·Washington, United States

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Sculpture park aims to look honestly at slavery, honoring those who endured it

Visitors to the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park wind a serpentine path past art pieces depicting the lives of enslaved people in America and historic exhibits, including two cabins where the enslaved lived, before arriving at a towering monument.Stretching nearly four stories into the sky, the National Monument to Freedom honors the millions of people who endured the brutality of slavery. The monument is inscribed with 122,000 surnames that form…

1 month ago·Miami, United States

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