Negro Heroes of the U.S. Monument (Baltimore, MD)
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Location
War Memorial Plaza – Holliday Street, Between E Lexington Street & E Fayette Street (Street View)
GPS: 39° 17′ 27.21″ N 76° 36′ 36.05″ W
History
Dedicated on May 30, 1972, this monument to African-American servicemen slain in the protection of their country is by artist James E. Lewis. Paid for by an anonymous donor, it stands on the west end of War Memorial Plaza, facing the magnificent War Memorial Building with its aquatic horse statues. Behind the statues rises Baltimore’s City Hall. This monument is sometimes also referred to as the Negro Soldier. The statue was originally installed on the north side of the Battle Monument, but opponents argued it would detract from the importance of that memorial, and it was moved to it’s current location.
Notes
On January 17, 2009, President-Elect Barack Obama came to War Memorial Plaza to deliver a well-attended speech in which he referenced Baltimore and Maryland’s historic role in the formation of the United States. The Negro Heroes statue stands on the former site of the Holliday Street Theatre, a famous playhouse where Junius and John Wilkes Booth once performed.
Nearby
- Battle Monument
- Firefighter’s Memorial
- War Memorial Building
- Police Memorial
- Cecilius Calvert
- John Mifflin Hood
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The comments concerning crime and homelessness are inappropriate as they detract from the menaing of the monument. The same comments can be said of the War Memeorial Building but are not. Why?
Dr. Brian C. Morrison
25 Dec 09 at 10:37 am
Sorry about that. We have multiple writers and sometimes conjecture and opinion come through. No disrespect was intended and I’ve changed the post. Thanks for reading.
admin
30 Dec 09 at 7:44 am