FRANKLIN CO., Va. – This weekend, a historic milestone is being honored in Franklin County. The Booker T. Washington National Monument is commemorating 160 years since his emancipation. The event ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The striking Emancipation Memorial statue in Washington, D.C., shows Abraham Lincoln standing, while a man wearing only a ...
The monument, featuring two 12-foot-tall statues of a man and a woman holding an infant after they were freed from slavery, honors the contributions of Black Virginians in the "centuries-long fight ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been 160 years since the emancipation of Booker T. Washington; a Franklin County native born into slavery, who became a monumental figure in African American ...
Plans for an Emancipation Celebration Monument at Jackson Park were unveiled on Friday. The monument will include a large ...
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An Unsettling Anti-Slavery Memorial
One monument’s story shows just how quickly a nation’s ideals can erode. This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a ...
The fate of the historic Jackson Park bandshell is likely sealed after the city announced Friday it is erecting a different ...
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