by Susan | Oct 3, 2022 | Monuments
Oklahoma State University dedicated a statue to honor Nancy Randolph Davis, the first African-American student to attend then-Oklahoma A&M College, on January 31, 2019. Davis overcame racial obstacles to pursue her master’s degree in 1949. Davis earned a...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2022 | Monuments
In this Soviet-era monument — Friedenstauben is German for Peace Doves — eight 10-meter- high flagpoles are joined with two rings. The upper ring is a play on perspective and decorative art, interweaving metallic doves in a continuously braided circular...
by Susan | Sep 19, 2022 | Monuments
“The “X,” or “La Equis,” is a monument created by internationally known Mexican sculptor Sebastian (Enrique Carbajal González, who also sculpted the Torch of Friendship in Downtown San Antonio.) According to Sebastian, the sculpture is a...
by Susan | Sep 12, 2022 | Monuments
On May 21, 1851, the Republic of New Granada (present-day Colombia and Panama) declared that slavery was to be abolished. The proclamation was met with a wave of support from most levels of society; however, the decision did not come into effect until January 1, 1852....
by Susan | Sep 5, 2022 | Monuments
In October 1867 the US government signed a treaty with five Indian tribes– Kiowa, Comanche, Arapaho and Kiowa-Apache and Southern Cheyenne — to put an end to years of bloody fighting on the Great Plains. This statue, erected in 1927, commemorates that...
