Truths that Rise from the Roots Remembered (Alexandria, VA)
Dublin Core
Title
Truths that Rise from the Roots Remembered (Alexandria, VA)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
African American history
Alexandria (Va.)--History
American South
Freedmen--Virginia
Public art
Public sculpture
Resistance
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Truths that Rise from the Roots Remembered is located in the Alexandria African American Heritage Park. The memorial includes a group of three stylized bronze trees whose surfaces are etched with names, historical information, and photographs of the African American community in Alexandria; a commemorative grave mound sculpture with limestone supports; and a bronze bookstand. The trees and mound are contained within a circle surrounded by gray flag stone and a semi-circular brick wall. Embedded in the gray flagstone is a red limestone circle, marked with the compass points.
Creator
Meadows, Jerome, 1951-
Source
Photographs by Renée Ater
Date
Dedicated: June 17, 1995
Contributor
EDAW (now AECOM); Norfolk Southern Corporation; Carlyle Development; and The City of Alexandria.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
309 Holland Lane, Alexandria, VA 22314, United States
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Sculpture
Physical Dimensions
Varied: 144 in. to 180 in. (365.76 cm. to 457.2 cm.)
Collection
Citation
Meadows, Jerome, 1951-, “Truths that Rise from the Roots Remembered (Alexandria, VA),” CMSP - Beta Test, accessed September 20, 2024, https://community-sourcing-beta-test.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/1183.