National Liberty Memorial

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Title
National Liberty Memorial
Date
2 January 2013
Type
authorization
Description
After authorization expired for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial, Maurice Barboza and Lena Santos Ferguson restarted their campaign to honor African-American service during the Revolutionary War. Congress authorized the National Liberty Memorial in 2013 that will be located at the corner of 14th Street and Independence Avenue near the Department of Agriculture. The Memorial will commemorate African American soldiers, sailors, and civilian volunteers, and also honor enslaved people who escaped or petitioned for their freedom during the war. By 2020, organizers must raise money to design and build the monument.
Type
Memorials
Unbuilt
Temporal Coverage
2000-present
Source
Photo courtesy of David Newton.
David S. Newton Sculptor