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Kani Saburi Ayubu June 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Bass Reeves Legacy Monument

The Bass Reeves Legacy Monument

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Filed Under: Monuments and Statues Tagged With: arkansas, bass reeves, black cowboy, black history, fort smith, harold holden, indian territory, judge isaac parker, monument, sculpture, united states marshall

Kani Saburi Ayubu November 24, 2014 1 Comment

The Unveiling of the Huntoon-Van Rensalier Underground Railroad Monument

The Huntoon-Van Rensalier Underground Railroad Monument

The Huntoon-Van Rensalier Underground Railroad Monument

Filed Under: Monuments and Statues Tagged With: black history, ed dwight, history, josaih hutton, monument, new jersey, paterson, san diego, sculpture, slavery, underground railroad, william van rensalier

Kani Saburi Ayubu May 25, 2014 Leave a Comment

Introducing The Path of Thorns and Roses by Mario Chiodo

The Path of Thorns and Roses by Mario Chiodo

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Filed Under: Monuments and Statues Tagged With: alexandria, bronze, compassion, contraband, freedman, hope, mario chiodo, opression, sacrifice, sculpture, slavery, stone, underground railroad, virginia

Kani Saburi Ayubu February 2, 2014 Leave a Comment

Remembering Rock Hill, SC’s Black Business District

Afro-American Insurance Company Building

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Filed Under: Monuments and Statues Tagged With: black history, monument, rock hill, south carolina, urban renewal

Kani Saburi Ayubu July 19, 2013 1 Comment

Lifting the Veil of Ignorance Monument: A Tribute to Booker T. Washington

Lifting the Veil of Ignorance: Booker T. Washington Monument

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Filed Under: Booker T. Washington, Monuments and Statues, Tuskegee University Tagged With: alabama, booker t washington, charles keck, lee walker, monument, ralph ellison, tuskegee university

Kani Saburi Ayubu July 4, 2013 Leave a Comment

Texas Juneteenth Monument Finally Finds a Home!

Original Texas Juneteenth Monument

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Filed Under: Black Art News, Monuments and Statues Tagged With: austin, george washington carver museum, juneteenth, monument, statue, texas

Kani Saburi Ayubu February 1, 2013 4 Comments

The Phillis Wheatley Monument

The Phillis Wheatley Monument (Boston, Massachussets)

The first African-American poet and first African-American woman to publish a book in the United States.

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Filed Under: Monuments and Statues, Revolutionary War Tagged With: black history, boston, boston womens memorial, history, massachussets, meredith bergmann, monument, phillis wheatley, sculpture, statue

Kani Saburi Ayubu August 15, 2012 Leave a Comment

Three Friends by Nnamdi Okonkwo

Three Friends by Nnamdi Okonkwo (Front)

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Filed Under: Monuments and Statues Tagged With: bronze, harlem, new york city, nigeria, sculpture, womanhood, women

Kani Saburi Ayubu March 1, 2012 2 Comments

El Yanga, The Gaspar Yanga Statue

Gaspar Yanga Statue

Primer Libertador de America
"First Liberator of the Americas"

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Filed Under: Monuments and Statues Tagged With: el yanga, gaspar yanga, mexico, vera cruz, yanga

Kani Saburi Ayubu January 7, 2012 1 Comment

The George Washington Carver National Monument

George Washington Carver National Monument

The First National Monument dedicated to an African American and the First National Monument dedicated to a Non-President

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Filed Under: George Washington Carver, Monuments and Statues Tagged With: george washington carver, hiking, missouri, monuments, nature, statues, trails

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