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Two new 12-foot bronze statues comprising the Emancipation and Freedom Monument are unveiled and dedicated Wednesday in front of several hundred people at Brown’s Island.

Two new 12-foot bronze statues comprising the Emancipation and Freedom Monument are unveiled and dedicated Wednesday in front of several hundred people at Brown’s Island.

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New ‘Emancipation and Freedom Monument’ unveiling draws crowds, tears

“Overwhelming!” “Excited!” “Proud!” Those were some of the comments from onlookers as they viewed the state’s new “Emancipation and Freedom Monument” that was unveiled Wednesday on Brown’s Island on the James River in Richmond’s Downtown.