List of monuments to African Americans


This list may include memorials but does not include plaques or historical markers.
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NameImageHonoreeLocationDesigner or
sculptor
DateComments or
inscriptions
References
Bust of YorkYork (explorer)Mount Tabor Park, Portland, OregonTodd McGrainFebruary 2021Toppled in July, 2021. Patriot Front is suspected.
Robert Gould Shaw MemorialAfrican American Civil War SoldiersBoston Common, Boston, MAAugustus Saint-Gaudens1897
Statue of Frederick DouglassFrederick DouglassFrederick Douglass Memorial Square,
Rochester, NY
Sidney W. Edwards1899Douglass & family lived in Rochester 25 years, he's buried in Rochester.
Colored Soldiers Monument in FrankfortColored soldiersGreen Hill Cemetery, Frankfort, KY1924
Victory MonumentEighth Regiment of the Illinois National GuardDouglas, Chicago, ILLeonard Crunelle, John A. Nyden1927
All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors150pxColored soldiers and sailorsPhiladelphia, PAJ. Otto Schweizer1934
Mothers of Gynecology MonumentAnarcha Westcott, Betsey, LucyMontgomery, ALMichelle Browder2021The women were patients of J. Marion Sims.-
John Brown and African-American childEnslaved African AmericansJohn Brown Farm State Historic Site, North Elba, NYJoseph Pollia1935The adult is John Brown.
EmancipationThree slavesHarriet Tubman Park, Boston, MAMeta Vaux Warrick Fuller1913; cast in bronze 1999
El Hombre RedimidoPonce, Puerto RicoVictor M. Cott1956Commemorates the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico
Expelled Because of Color33 Georgia legislatorsGrounds of the Georgia State Capitol,
Atlanta, GA
John Thomas Riddle, Jr.1978Commemorates the Original 33.
Civil Rights Memorial41 civil rights leadersMontgomery, ALMaya Lin1989
Amistad MemorialSengbe PiehNew Haven City Hall, New Haven, CTEd Hamilton1992
Statue of Harriet TubmanHarriet TubmanLas Sendas Community,
Mesa, AZ
Jane DeDecker1995
Statue of Harriet TubmanHarriet TubmanBrenau University, Gainesville, GAJane DeDecker1997
Duke Ellington CircleDuke EllingtonManhattan, New York City, NYRobert Graham1997
Statue of Malcolm XMalcolm XMalcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, New York City, NYGabriel Koren1997
Harriet Tubman MemorialHarriet TubmanHarriet Tubman Park, Boston, MAFern Cunningham1999
African American History MonumentSouth Carolina State House, Columbia, South CarolinaEd Dwight2001The history of African Americans in South Carolina from the slave trade to modern times.
Sojourner Truth MemorialSojourner TruthFlorence, MA2002
African-American MonumentAfrican AmericansSavannah, GADorothy Spradley2002
IntegrationMaxwell Courtney;
Doby Flowers;
Fred Flowers
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FLW. Stanley Proctor2004Portrays Maxwell Courtney, the first African-American to enroll and graduate; Doby Flowers, the first black Miss Florida State University; and Fred Flowers, first black varsity athlete.
Statue of Harriet TubmanHarriet TubmanLittle Rock, ARJane DeDecker2004
Statue of Fred Lee DouglasFred Lee DouglasFrenchtown, Tallahassee, FL,2004Douglas was the first black policeman in Tallahassee assigned to a regular beat.
Statue of Harriet Tubman150pxHarriet TubmanYpsilanti, MIJane DeDecker2005
C. K. Steele Statue and PlazaReverend C. K. SteeleTallahassee, FLDavid Lowe2005Tallahassee civil rights leader of the 1950s.

Harriet Tubman Memorial
Harriet TubmanManhattan, New York City, NYAlison Saar2007
Ray Charles memorialRay CharlesGreenville, FLBradley Cooley, Brad Cooley Jr2006He grew up in Greenville.
29th Colored Regiment Monument29th Connecticut Colored Infantry RegimentNew Haven, CTEd Hamilton2008
Statue of Frederick DogulassFrederick DouglassHarlem, New York City, NYGabriel Koren2009
Bust of Sojourner TruthSojourner TruthU.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.Artis Lane2009
Frederick Douglass StatueFrederick DouglassTalbot County Courthouse, Easton, MDJay Hall Carpenter2011Douglass was from Talbot County.
Frederick DouglassFrederick DouglassU.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.Steven Weitzman2013
Statue of Rosa ParksRosa ParksU.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.Eugene Daub2013
Sojourner Truth MemorialSojourner TruthEsopus, NYTrina Greene2013Portrays her as a slave child. She was born in Esopus.
Denmark Vesey MonumentDenmark VeseyHampton Park, Charleston, SC2014Portrayed as a carpenter, holding a Bible
Slavery MemorialBrown University, Providence, RIMartin Puryear2014
Frederick DouglassFrederick DouglassUniversity of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MDAndrew Edwards2015Douglass was from Marylander.
Benjamin Banneker statueBenjamin BannekerNational Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, D.C.2016Statue stands in front of a plan of the City of Washington, which Banneker did not plan, design or survey
The Quest for ParityOctavius CattoPhiladelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PABranly Cadet2017
National Memorial for Peace and JusticeVictims of lynchingMontgomery, ALKwame Akoto-Bamfo, Hank Willis Thomas, MASS Design Group2018Six acre site, with 805 hanging steel replicas of coffins.
Memorial to Enslaved LaborersEnslaved laborers at the University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VA2020
Women's Rights Pioneers MonumentSojourner TruthCentral Park, New York City, NYMeredith Bergmann2020Also Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Statue of Mary McLeod BethuneMary McLeod BethuneU.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.FutureTo represent Florida, replacing statue of Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith.
Hearth: Memorial to the EnslavedAfrican Americans enslaved by the College of William & MaryCollege of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VAMay 2022
Emancipation and Freedom MonumentEmancipated slavesBrown's Island, Richmond, VirginiaThomas Jay Warren2021replaces the Robert E. Lee Monument