Dedication of Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery

Dedication of Confederate Monument at Arlington National Cemetery

In 1914 the United Daughters of the Confederacy dedicated a monument on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery. The design by Moses Ezekiel included the image of the loyal “Mammy” figure as well as a uniformed camp slave marching off with Confederate soldiers. This monument is often cited today as evidence of the existence of black Confederate soldiers.

Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division

1914

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