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Expelled Because of Color

Atlanta, Georgia

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Expelled Because of Color
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“Expelled Because of Color” is dedicated to the memory of the 33 Black state legislators who were elected, yet expelled from the Georgia House because of their color in 1868. The cinder block forms at the base of the sculpture symbolize the building of b

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Artist
John T. Riddle
Type
sculpture
Material
bronze
Year
1978
City
Atlanta, GA
Coordinates
33.74898, -84.38771

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