Designed and sculpted by Thomas Ball and funded by money donated by freed African Americans. Frederick Douglass spoke at the monument's dedication in 1876. More info in this C-SPAN video. Read more
Financed entirely by contributions from formerly enslaved men and women. The monument was dedicated on the anniversary of the assassination in 1876. Sculptural design by Major O.E. Babcock
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Emancipation Monument
Lincoln Park SE/NE Washington, D.C.20003 United States