Savannah unveiling first monument to blacks

SAVANNAH - Savannah will unveil its first monument to blacks Saturday on River Street behind the gold-domed City Hall. <br> <br> The monument, cast in bronze in North Carolina, will be mounted on its granite base in Elberton and shipped to Savannah early today. Then a crane will hoist it onto its brick footing before Saturday&#39;s 3 p.m. ceremony. <br> <br> The monument was sculpted by Savannah art professor Dorothy Spradley. <br> <br> It depicts a family of newly freed slaves with broken chains at their feet. Its base is carved with chained and praying hands and inscribed with a quote from writer Maya Angelou.

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