Texas African American History Memorial Explained

Texas African American History Memorial
Artist:Ed Dwight
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Austin, Texas, United States
Coordinates:30.2733°N -97.7415°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:13

The Texas African American History Memorial is an outdoor monument commemorating the impact of African Americans in Texas, installed on the Texas State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas, United States. The memorial was sculpted by Ed Dwight and erected by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation in 2016. It describes African American history from the 1500s to present, and includes depictions of Hendrick Arnold and Barbara Jordan, as well as Juneteenth (June 19, 1865), when African Americans were emancipated.[1]

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  1. Web site: Texas African American History Memorial . . September 4, 2018 . September 3, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180903225406/https://tspb.texas.gov/prop/tcg/tcg-monuments/21_african_american_history/index.html . live .