African-American Monument


African-American Monument
The monument in 2015
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32°04′54″N 81°05′27″W / 32.081711°N 81.090884°W / 32.081711; -81.090884
LocationRiver Street, Savannah, Georgia, United States
DesignerDorothy Spradley
MaterialBronze
Granite (pedestal)
Height11 feet (3.4 m)
Dedicated dateJuly 27, 2002
Dedicated toAfrican 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.

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