Texas African American History Memorial, detail of emancipated slaves, bronze sculpture by Ed Dwight, erected 2016 by the Texas African American History Memorial Foundation, in the grounds of the Texas State Capitol, containing the Texas Legislature and the Office of the Governor, designed in 1881 by Elijah E Myers and built 1882-88, Austin, Texas, USA. The sculpture depicts the history of African Americans in Texas from the 1500s onwards, including Hendrick Arnold, Barbara Jordan and Juneteenth (June 19th, 1865 when African Americans were freed from slavery in Texas). Picture by Manuel Cohen
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