Civil Rights Memorial (Virginia Civil Rights Memorial)
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The Virginia Civil Rights Memorial is a monument in Richmond honoring the students, activists, and legal figures who advanced school desegregation and civil rights in Virginia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia Civil Rights Memorial | 2 |
| Civil Rights Memorial (Virginia Civil Rights Memorial) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights monument
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memorial ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent |
Massive Resistance to school desegregation in Virginia
NERFINISHED
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struggle for school desegregation in Virginia ⓘ |
| commemoratesPerson | Barbara Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedBy |
Commonwealth of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Kaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Brown v. Board of Education–related struggles in Virginia ⓘ |
| depicts |
African American students
ⓘ
Barbara Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ community leaders ⓘ lawyers ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| designer | Paul DiPasquale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bronze statues
ⓘ
inscribed quotations ⓘ pedestal ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
quote by Barbara Johns
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quote by Oliver Hill ⓘ quote by Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| honors |
Virginia civil rights movement
ⓘ
civil rights attorneys in Virginia ⓘ community leaders in Virginia civil rights movement ⓘ school desegregation activists in Virginia ⓘ students who challenged segregated schools in Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capitol Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | grounds of the Virginia State Capitol ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| near | Virginia Civil Rights Memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (if present on Capitol Square contextually) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to educate the public about Virginia’s role in the civil rights movement
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to honor those who advanced civil rights in Virginia ⓘ |
| sculptor | Paul DiPasquale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Virginia General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
civil rights
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education equality ⓘ racial equality ⓘ |
| unveiled | July 21, 2008 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 2008 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Virginia Civil Rights Memorial
this entity surface form:
Virginia Civil Rights Memorial