Stock Photo Description: Stock photo of a statue memorializing the slave trade that stands looking out over the water on the River Street boardwalk (the Riverwalk) caused controversy in the city, which is 50% black, partly due to its inscription, a quote from the poet Maya Angelou: 'We were stolen, sold and bought together from the African continent. We got on the slave ships together. We lay back to belly in the holds of the slave ships together in each other's excrement and urine together, sometimes died together, and our lifeless bodies thrown overboard together.' This sentiment caused such divisiveness among the city's residents that Angelou added a final thought: 'Today we are standing up together, with faith and even some joy.' This port city was among the most important centers of the slave trade, European ships unloading their human cargo from Africa and returning full of cotton, timber, indigo and rice. The controversial bronze statue depicts an African-American family of four casting off their chains; it was created by the sculptor Dorothy Spradley and erected in 2002.
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Stock Photo of a Controversial Statue Related to Slavery, Savannah GA
