African American Civil War Memorial
- African American Civil War Memorial
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name = African American Civil War Memorial
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location = Washington, D.C., USA
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lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 54
lat_seconds = 59
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 77
long_minutes = 1
long_seconds = 33
long_direction = W
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established = October 27, 2004
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governing_body = National Park ServiceThe African American Civil War Memorial, at the corner of Vermont Avenue and U Street NW in Washington, D.C., commemorates the service of 209,145 African-American soldiers and sailors who fought for the Union in the American Civil War. The memorial is located at the eastern entrance to the U St/African-Amer Civil War Memorial/Cardozo Metro station.
The memorial was developed by the African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation and Museum. It was transferred to the National Park Service on October 27, 2004, and is managed by National Mall and Memorial Parks. The museum, located two blocks west of the memorial in the historic U Street neighborhood, opened to the public in January 1999. Its mission is to allow visitors, researchers, and descendants of the United States Colored Troops to better understand this story of the struggle for freedom.
External links
* Official NPS website: [http://www.nps.gov/afam/ African American Civil War Memorial]
* [http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/ African American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation and Museum]
* [http://www.nps.gov/thje/ea/Press_Advisory.pdf Transfer from District of Columbia to NPS press release]
* [http://sites-of-memory.de/main/DCafricanamericancivilwar.html 18 photos at "Sites of Memory"]
* [http://edhamiltonworks.com/ Sculptor Ed Hamilton's Web Site]
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