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Title
Loyal Slaves Monument (Fort Mill, SC)
Description
One of the first Confederate monuments to even mention slavery and the only one to focus on it specifically, the memorial was dedicated in 1896 to the myth that the enslaved population was content with the institution of slavery. Its carved marble base depicts two enslaved people, one man and one woman: the man, a field worker, and the woman, a Mammy holding a white baby.
Creator
Samuel E. White and the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association
Date
1895-01-01
Contributor
Caroline Scott
Type
Site
Identifier
2464
Date Issued
1896-01-01
Extent
0m x 0m x 3.9624000000000006m
Medium
“To the Faithful Slaves, a War Memorial.” Www.hmdb.org, www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=163805.
Spatial Coverage
current,35.007752001140446,-80.94482438046212;
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Loyal Slaves Monument (Fort Mill, SC)
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Loyal_Slaves_Monument_(Fort_Mill,_SC)
Monument Type
Obelisk
Erected by
Samuel E. White and the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association
Funded by
Samuel E. White and the Jefferson Davis Memorial Association
Material
Marble
Inscription
[West Side]:
1860
Dedicated to
the faithful slaves
who, loyal to a sacred trust,
toiled for the support
of the army, with matchless
devotion, and sterling
fidelity guarded our defenseless
homes, women and children, during
the struggle for the principles
of our "Confederate States of
America."
1865
[East Side]:
1895
Erected by Sam'l E. White
in grateful memory of earlier
days. With approval of the
Jefferson Davis
Memorial Association.
Among the many faithful:
Nelson White - Anthony White
Sandy White - Jim White
Warren White - Henry White
Silas White - Nathan Springs
Handy White - Solomon Spratt
State
South Carolina
County
York
Affiliation
Confederate
Indigenous Land
Waxhaw
Town
Fort Hill
Location Type
Park