| Expelled Because of Color | |
| Artist: | John T. Riddle |
| Completion Date: | February 16, 1978 |
| Museum: | Georgia State Capitol |
| City: | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Coordinates: | 33.749°N -84.3877°W |
Expelled Because of Color is a bronze sculpture, tall, by John Thomas Riddle, Jr. It is located on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol, 240 State Capitol SW, Atlanta, Georgia.[1] It was commissioned in 1976 by the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus and unveiled on February 16, 1978, the second annual Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials Day.[2]
The statue commemorates the Original 33, the 33 African-American legislators who were expelled from the Georgia legislature in 1868.
A plaque on the sculpture reads: