(St. Louis Public Radio) – The Civil Courts building downtown is getting a new sculpture to honor more than 300 slaves and lawyers who sued for freedom in the early 1800s. A steering committee of ...
Artist Khaleb Brooks will design London’s first memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, acknowledging the city’s pivotal role in it. His design The Wake, a 23-foot-tall bronze cowrie ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Hiram Powers (1805-73) was among the first American sculptors to establish an international reputation, rising to fame ...
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments / -- Introduction. "Within a Few Steps of the Spot": Art in an Age of Racial Capitalism ...
“In Slavery’s Wake,” at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, looks beyond the United States to tell a global story. By Jennifer Schuessler “In Slavery’s Wake,” a new exhibition ...
A memorial to enslaved Africans transported on Lancaster-owned ships as part of the Transatlantic slave trade has been restored. The Captured African sculpture, a poignant piece of Lancaster’s history ...