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Slavery Memorial (Brown University), Providence, RI

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Slavery Memorial (Brown University)

Outdoor sculpture by Martin Puryear on Brown's Front Green that addresses the university's 18th-century ties to slavery.

Brown University, Providence RI 02912 · Providence, RI

About Slavery Memorial (Brown University)

The Slavery Memorial is a sculptural work on the Brown University campus, created by sculptor Martin Puryear and dedicated in 2014. It sits on the Front Green next to University Hall and acknowledges the university's connections to the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery in the 1700s. Brown's Public Art program oversees works like this one, and student-led public art tours cover outdoor pieces across campus.

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