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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated in September 2014, honors 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 an-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated in September 2014, honors 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 an-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicting children learning to read at an Alexandria freedmen's school forms part of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, dedicated in 2014. The relief, created by local sculptor Joanna Blake, illustrates the educational initiatives that emerged within Alexandria's Civil War-era African American community, where contraband schools achieved remarkable participation rates with 400 children attending daily classes by 1864. The memorial commemorates 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the cemet-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze tablets displaying names from the Gladwin Record line the memorial walls at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, documenting 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The memorial honors individuals who fled slavery during the Civil War and found refuge in Union-occupied Alexandria, where they established one of the largest contraband communities in Virginia. Bronze icons next to certain names indicate that living descendants have been identified through ongoing genealogical research led by Char McCargo Bah, who has traced over 1,000 descendan-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze relief sculpture depicts a family fleeing slavery at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, with the inscription 'Fleeing slavery for sanctuary and freedom in Alexandria.' The artwork by local sculptor Joanna Blake is part of the memorial dedicated in 2014 to honor 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in the historic cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community during the Civil War. The site gained national significance in Decemb-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze inscriptions on the memorial walls display the names of individuals buried in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, established in March 1864 as the final resting place for 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The cemetery served formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines during the Civil War, with detailed burial records maintained by Reverend Albert Gladwin documenting names, ages, and death dates of those interred. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers successful-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Bronze inscriptions on the memorial walls display the names of individuals buried in the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, established in March 1864 as the final resting place for 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869. The cemetery served formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines during the Civil War, with detailed burial records maintained by Reverend Albert Gladwin documenting names, ages, and death dates of those interred. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers successful-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery established by Union military authorities in March 1864. The memorial plaza features 'The Path of Thorns and Roses,' an 18-foot bronze sculpture by Mario Chiodo depicting six allegorical figures representing the journey from oppression to hope, surrounded by stone walls displaying the names of all documented burials from the Gladwin Record. The site protects 631 identified grave locations with flush stone markers while co-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — An inscription in the floor stones at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial reads '1955 GAS STATION' and explains that the concrete floor of a gas station that desecrated many graves was kept in place to protect remaining burials below. The memorial, dedicated in 2014, preserves the final resting place of 1,711 documented African Americans who died between 1864-1869 after fleeing slavery during the Civil War. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land and became the site of one of the first successful civil rights protests when 44-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A bronze figure from The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial depicts one of six allegorical representations including Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created and sculpted by Mario Chiodo in 2013, the 18-foot bronze sculpture serves as the centerpiece of the memorial honoring 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen com-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated September 6, 2014, honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buri-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated September 6, 2014, honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buri-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — Grave markers inscribed with 'Grave of a Child' mark burial sites at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, where over 50 percent of the 1,711 documented burials were children under age 5. The cemetery served as the final resting place for African Americans who fled slavery and died between 1864-1869 during the Civil War era. Established in March 1864 by Union military authorities on confiscated Confederate land, the cemetery documented extreme childhood mortality rates caused by overcrowding, inadequate sanitation, and epidemic diseases including smallpox, typh-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Path of Thorns and Roses sculpture by Mario Chiodo stands as the centerpiece of the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial, featuring six allegorical bronze figures representing Oppression, Struggle, Sacrifice, Loss, Compassion, and Hope. Created in 2013 and cast by Mussi Artworks Foundry in California, the 18-foot sculpture depicts the Hope figure holding an unbloomed Rose of Freedom while standing on tiptoes to avoid the thorns of oppression below. The memorial, dedicated September 6, 2014, honors 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buri-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial commemorates 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery established by Union military authorities. The memorial features Mario Chiodo's 18-foot bronze sculpture 'The Path of Thorns and Roses' with six allegorical figures representing the journey from oppression to hope, surrounded by stone walls displaying the names of all documented burials from the Gladwin Record. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers succ-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial commemorates 1,711 African Americans who died between 1864-1869 and were buried in this Civil War-era cemetery established by Union military authorities. The memorial features Mario Chiodo's 18-foot bronze sculpture 'The Path of Thorns and Roses' with six allegorical figures representing the journey from oppression to hope, surrounded by stone walls displaying the names of all documented burials from the Gladwin Record. The site gained national significance in December 1864 when 443 United States Colored Troops soldiers succ-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A sidewalk plaque outside the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial marks graves beneath South Washington Street that date to 1864. The bronze plaque explains that the Freedmen's Cemetery extended into the middle of South Washington Street during the Civil War, with tan stones in the sidewalk marking graves identified by archaeologists investigating the original cemetery location. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community, ultimately recording 1,711 burials between 1864-1869. Ar-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A grave marker at the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial displays an inscription honoring the African Americans who fled to Alexandria during the Civil War and those who died from disease and deprivation. The memorial, dedicated in 2014, protects 631 identified grave locations from the original cemetery established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land. The cemetery served as the final resting place for 1,711 documented African Americans between 1864-1869, including formerly enslaved people who sought freedom within Union lines and were classified as 'con-stock-foto
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ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — A sidewalk plaque outside the Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial marks graves beneath South Washington Street that date to 1864. The bronze plaque explains that the Freedmen's Cemetery extended into the middle of South Washington Street during the Civil War, with tan stones in the sidewalk marking graves identified by archaeologists investigating the original cemetery location. The cemetery was established in March 1864 on confiscated Confederate land to serve Alexandria's contraband and freedmen community, ultimately recording 1,711 burials between 1864-1869. Ar-stock-foto
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Members of former President Jimmy Carter board a VC-25A aircraft, designated 'Special Air Mission 39,' to depart from Joint Base Andrews during the former President's state funeral departure ceremony, Joint Base Andrews, MD., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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U.S. service members assigned to Joint Task Force- National Capital Region participated in the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at the Joint Base Andrews, Md., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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James Carter, grandson of President Jimmy Carter, recites the Beatitudes during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., the 46th President of the United States, delivers a eulogy during former President Jimmy Carter's state funeral service, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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Jason Carter, the grandson of former President Jimmy Carter, delivers a eulogy at the state funeral held for former President Carter at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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Ted Mondale, son of Vice President Walter Mondale, delivers a eulogy written by his father during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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Former White House Domestic Affairs Advisor, the Honorable Stuart Eizenstat, delivers a eulogy at the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., the 46th President of the United States, places his hand on the casket of former President Jimmy Carter after delivering a eulogy for former President Carter's state funeral service, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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Steven Ford, youngest son of President Gerald Ford, delivers a eulogy written by his father during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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Joshua Carter, the grandson of President Carter, delivered a eulogy at the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, held at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Karmala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff along with other former Presidents and Vice Presidents attend the funeral services for President Jimmy Carter held at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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Members of Congress and the Supreme Court attend the state funeral service for former President Jimmy Carter at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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Joint Task Force - National Capitol Region (JTF-NCR) service members carry former President Jimmy Carter's casket during his state funeral service at the Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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A military body bearer team from the Joint Task Force - National Capitol Region (JTF-NCR) loads the casket of former President Jimmy Carter into a hearse as his family watches at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff attend the State funeral at the Washington National Cathedral for former President Jimmy Carter's funeral service, Washington, D.C., January 9, 2025. President Carter, a U.S. Navy veteran, was a Georgia state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia before serving as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and was the longest-lived president in American history. (DoD photo by Mr. Tarnish Pride)-stock-foto
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