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National Slave Memorial (proposed)
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°54′18″N 77°00′58″W / 38.905°N 77.016°W / 38.905; -77.016 (coordinates of Washington, D.C.)
Established	Proposed

The National Slave Memorial is a proposed memorial to honor the victims of slavery in the United States. It was introduced during a 2003 Congressional session. Professor Ira Berlin noted that the proposed memorial is an example of the interest Americans in the early 21st century still have in the facts and legacy of slavery. The legislation has not been adopted; instead, Congress supported the creation of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened on the National Mall in 2016.

References

1. Cho, Mark (March 9, 2003). "Pastor Wants Slave Memorial On DC Mall". The Ledger (Lakeland, FL). The Washington Post Reprint. pp. A2. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
2. Berlin, Ira (2004). "American Slavery in History and Memory and the Search for Social Justice". The Journal of American History. 90 (4): 1251–1268, 1253. doi:10.2307/3660347. JSTOR 3660347.
3. Hatch, John B. (2010). Race and Reconciliation: Redressing Wounds of Injustice (paperback ed.). Lanham, MD: Lexington Books: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. p. 11. ISBN 9780739121535.

External links

• Public law which introduced the memorial
• Full bill, from Thomas

• Proposed monuments and memorials in the United States
• National Park Service areas in Washington, D.C.
• Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
• Slavery memorials in the United States