The Freedom Suits Memorial is a 14-foot-tall (4.3 m) bronze sculpture[1] in downtown St. Louis, Missouri.[2] Hundreds of people attended the ceremony.[3] It commemorates the freedom suits which were lawsuits filed by slaves against slaveholders to assert claims to freedom.
| Freedom Suits Memorial | |
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 A photograph of the St. Louis Freedom Suits Memorial taken during its unveiling ceremony. | |
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| Artist | Preston Jackson |
| Year | 2022 |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Dimensions | 4.3 m × 2.4 m × 1.2 m (14 ft × 8 ft × 4 ft) |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| 38°37′39″N 90°11′48″W / 38.62750°N 90.19667°W | |
The memorial was designed by Chicago sculptor Preston Jackson in 2015 and was unveiled in 2022.[4]
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- ^ "Freedom Suits Memorial unveiled in downtown St. Louis". Freedom Suits Memorial unveiled in downtown St. Louis. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Freedom Suits Memorial unveiled in downtown St. Louis". KMOV. Archived from the original on 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ Skrivan, Laurie. "Photos: Hundreds attend unveiling of Freedom Suits Memorial Statue". STLtoday.com. Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
- ^ "Freedom Suits Memorial Project". www.stlcitycircuitcourt.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
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