32°04′54″N 81°05′27″W / 32.081711°N 81.090884°W | |
Location | River Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States |
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Designer | Dorothy Spradley |
Material | Bronze Granite (pedestal) |
Height | 11 feet (3.4 m) |
Dedicated date | July 27, 2002 |
Dedicated to | African Americans |
The African-American Monument is a public monument in Savannah, Georgia, United States, dedicated in 2002. Located near River Street along the city's waterfront with the Savannah River, the monument commemorates African Americans in the city and highlights the "invisible story of the Trans Atlantic slave trade".[1] The monument consists of four statues depicting an African American family atop a granite pedestal.