Emancipation and Freedom Monument

The Emancipation and Freedom Monument

Richmond, VA

Freedom, the man whose shackles fall from his wrists in this bronze monument, stands 12 feet tall. The woman on the pedestal behind him cradles an infant in her arms and holds up a document with a date: January 1, 1863, the date of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Bronze plates on the pedestal with portraits in relief memorialize Virginians who fought against slavery and for equality.

Please visit these links to articles with pictures of the monument and a brief video of its unveiling in Richmond, Virginia:

Washington Post: Emancipation and Freedom Monument unveiled in Richmond, one of few nationwide commemorating enslaved people

Richmond Times-Dispatch: ‘A capital of hope’: Emancipation & Freedom Monument unveiled Wednesday at Brown’s Island

Photos above by Ansel Olson