by Susan | May 5, 2025 | Monuments, Uncategorized
In 2013, a Christian group was given permission to erect a granite monument of the Ten Commandments in front of the Bradford County Courthouse. In response, the group American Atheists sued and won the right to erect their own monument. This is the first atheist...
by Susan | Sep 2, 2024 | Monuments
First United Methodist Church in Orlando learned about Peace Poles through a Thursday morning Women’s Bible Study class. The pole’s prayerful message — “May Peace Prevail on Earth” — resonated with their congregation’s peace and justice values,...
by Susan | Oct 31, 2022 | Monuments
This statue, by Edwina Sandys, was unveiled in the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens in West Palm Beach in October, 2019. After the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, Sandys traveled to Berlin to acquire a 32-by-12-foot section, which she has used to create sculptures that express...
by Susan | Jun 18, 2018 | Monuments
The Integration monument was unveiled during the Florida State University Heritage Day Celebration on January 30, 2004. It consists of three figures standing approximately nine feet tall on a circular brick pedestal. It is based on the concept of “books, bats, and...
by Susan | May 7, 2018 | Monuments
In the late 1960s and early 70s, Florida State University had a reputation as the “Berkeley of the South.” Then-FSU President J. Stanley Marshall had what, in retrospect, was a straightforward policy for mass rallies and protests on campus. Organize any...
