Torment
by James DeFazio
Title
Torment
Artist
James DeFazio
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Between 1864 and 1869, the Contrabands and Freedmen's Cemetery served as the burial place for about 1,800 African Americans who fled to Union-occupied Alexandria, VA to escape from bondage.
The Alexandria Freedmen's Cemetery and Memorial honors the memory of the Freedmen, the hardships they faced, and their contributions to the City.
The Memorial features artist Mario Chiodo's sculpture "The Path of Thorns and Roses," an allegorical depiction of the struggle for freedom; the Memorial's bas-reliefs depicting the flight to freedom were done by local sculptor Joanna Blake.
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September 6th, 2015
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