African-American Civil War Memorial ("The Spirit of Freedom")

• Over 200,000 African-American soldiers and sailors served in the US Army and Navy during the American Civil War. Their service helped to end the war and free over four million enslaved people. The African American Civil War Memorial honors their service and sacrifice.Memorial authorized 1992 (106 Stat. 2104), dedicated 1998InscriptionsStatue front base:CIVIL WAR TO CIVIL RIGHTS AND BEYONDTHIS MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO SERVED INTHE AFRICAN AMERICAN UNITS OF THE UNION

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