The Commonwealth Memorial: A New Sculpture for the Capitol Grounds
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Winter 2020
Abstract
A bronze memorial scheduled for dedication on the grounds of the Pennsylvania Capitol Complex in 2020 promises to honor Harrisburg's historical African American community and commemorate the vanished neighborhood of the Old Eighth Ward. The installation, timed to mark the anniversaries of the ratification of the Fifteenth and Nineteenth amendments, will create a new destination place for historical tourism.
Recommended Citation
Ault, Becky, "The Commonwealth Memorial: A New Sculpture for the Capitol Grounds" (2020). Pennsylvania History Articles. 12.
https://mosaic.messiah.edu/pahistory/12
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Comments
This edited collection was developed and published in tandem with the IIPT-Commonwealth Monument Project (2018-2020), with support and funding from Messiah University's Center for Public Humanities and the Council of Independent College's Humanities Research for the Public Good Grant Program.
Originally published as:
Ault, Becky. “The Commonwealth Memorial: A New Sculpture for the Capitol Grounds.” Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies 87, no. 1 (2020): 225–32. https://doi.org/10.5325/pennhistory.87.1.0225.