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Originally placed in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, the bronze statue is now relocated to Ouidah. Unlike the version in Liverpool, this work includes the addition of bronze bas-relief designs, reflecting images related to the transatlantic slave trade, including cotton plants, chains, and industrial factories.
Originally placed in Cotonou, Republic of Benin, the bronze torsos of two abstracted figures, engaged in a tight embrace, emerge from a rectangular bronze base. Unlike the version in Liverpool, this work includes the addition of bronze bas-relief…

Photograph of the Amistad Memorial in New Haven Connecticut: three sides of the sculpture depict the life of Pieh. The first side shows him as a young man in Africa.
The Amistad Memorial centers around a large bronze triangular prism adorned with sculptural reliefs, depicting scenes from the life of Sengbe Pieh.In 1839 Pieh led a revolt of abducted Africans against their captors on the Spanish slave ship, the…

Photograph of Harriet Tubman statue at Salisbury University in Salisbury, Maryland.
The bronze statue of Harriet Tubman is placed on a concrete base. Tubman wears a nineteenth-century inspired dress that she lifts with her left hand, creating a rippling effect in the bronze cloth. On her left shoulder sits a saw-whet owl, at her…
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