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Monumental Reckoning, 350 Statues Representing 350 Slaves, Artist: Dana King, Francis Scott Key Statue Is Gone, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

Ring Of Statues
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A ring of statues surrounded the former statue of Francis Scott Key. His statue had been removed. The ring of statues represented 350 slaves, the first slaves imported from Africa.

Monumental Reckoning 2021 external link external link   •  350 Statues external link Representing 350 Slaves external link   •  Artist: Dana King external link   •  Francis Scott Key Statue internal link Gone   •  Golden Gate Park external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:14:02 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 11 October 2022)   •  © 2022 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1373
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Coils
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The protesting statues were composed of coiled metal topped with a flat plate for a face with braided metal for hair.

Monumental Reckoning 2021 external link external link   •  350 Statues external link Representing 350 Slaves external link   •  Artist: Dana King external link   •  Francis Scott Key Statue internal link Gone   •  Golden Gate Park external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:14:05 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 11 October 2022)   •  © 2022 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1374
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Statue Was Gone
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The Statue of Francis Scott Key internal link had been removed. In his place was an empty platform.

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Flowers
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Someone had decorated the slave statue's hair with colorful flowers.

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All The Statues
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All the slave statues gazed up at the place where the former statue of Francis Scott Key internal link had stood.

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The Sign
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A sign, adhered to the base of the former statue, explained why 350 slaves gazed up at the removed status.

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The Ring At Ground Level
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The ring of 350 slave statues, as it looked from ground level. The de Young Museum could be seen in the background.

Monumental Reckoning 2021 external link external link   •  350 Statues external link Representing 350 Slaves external link   •  Artist: Dana King external link   •  Francis Scott Key Statue internal link Gone   •  Golden Gate Park external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300S Camera external link AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikon Lens external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:16:51 Wednesday 3 August 2022)   •  (Date Published: Tuesday 11 October 2022)   •  © 2022 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C22_1382
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