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In reply to the discussion: Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]lapucelle
(18,265 posts)3. Some background on the statue...
To honor Lincoln's memory, former slave Charlotte Scott of Virginia used the first $5 she earned as a freedperson to start a fundraising campaign to build a statue in Lincoln Park. Donations were only accepted from freed slaves, primarily African American veterans, though a white-run war relief organization called the Western Sanitary Commission coordinated the effort Ms. Scott started.
Designed by Thomas Bell, the statue features President Lincoln in his characteristic frock coat, holding the Emancipation Proclamation before a kneeling black man. Modeled after Archer Alexander, the last person captured under the Fugitive Slave Act, the black mans arm is extended to show his shackles have been broken.
The memorial statue, known as the Emancipation Memorial, was placed in the park in 1876 and dedicated on April 14th, the 11th anniversary of President Lincolns death, with over 25,000 people in attendance. Frederick Douglass delivered the keynote address before President Ulysses S. Grant, his cabinet, and members of Congress.
The statue has not been met with universal acclaim. For many people, including Frederick Douglass, the monument perpetuated negative stereotypes about African Americans.
Designed by Thomas Bell, the statue features President Lincoln in his characteristic frock coat, holding the Emancipation Proclamation before a kneeling black man. Modeled after Archer Alexander, the last person captured under the Fugitive Slave Act, the black mans arm is extended to show his shackles have been broken.
The memorial statue, known as the Emancipation Memorial, was placed in the park in 1876 and dedicated on April 14th, the 11th anniversary of President Lincolns death, with over 25,000 people in attendance. Frederick Douglass delivered the keynote address before President Ulysses S. Grant, his cabinet, and members of Congress.
The statue has not been met with universal acclaim. For many people, including Frederick Douglass, the monument perpetuated negative stereotypes about African Americans.
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Thousands Call For The Removal Of A Statue Of Abraham Lincoln With 'Degrading Racial Undertones' [View all]
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
OP
The way some members of the Park Police act patrolling the Mall, you'd think they weren't even human
mahatmakanejeeves
Jun 2020
#19
A link to Lew Rockwell is not welcome on DU. Could you find something else to make your point?
scarletwoman
Jun 2020
#17
Heard on Native American segment on AM950 radio (Minnesota) today how horrible he was
progree
Jun 2020
#14
Oh sure, let's not acknowledge the man who gave his life to free slaves & hold the country together
Hekate
Jun 2020
#46
Because enslavement was just so not-degrading that it cannot be depicted like this.
Hekate
Jun 2020
#41
That we are not talking about His Majesty Washington I is the reason we give him points
tirebiter
Jun 2020
#47