Archer Alexander Memorial
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I am hoping you have seen today’s, (Saturday, December 20, 2025) column in the Washington Post by Philip Kennicott, illustrated by David Mahoney of “HOW TO FIX, REMIX OR ERASE AMERICAS’S MOST OFFENSIVE MONUMENTS” . The first of three monuments featured is the Emancipation memorial in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. Read more…
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Since then, the talented sculptor Abraham Mohler has been chosen to create this memorial, that is way past due. After many discussions, the Archer Alexander Memorial will depict this man who not only resisted enslavement but was a leader among his people. Future generations will come to know the story of this real hero. His…
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After many discussions, reviews, and thought, Abraham Mohler’s design for a new Memorial at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery on Lucas and Hunt in St. Louis, will bring life to this American icon for Emancipation. Rejoicing in his glory of freedom, having left his enslaved life behind, he is truly rising, asking others…
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Over five years ago Bill Baumgartner, Superintendent of the St. Peter’s U.C.C. Cemetery located at 2101 Lucas and Hunt Avenue, in Normandy (St. Louis County) located the record that established that Archer Alexander is buried at St. Peters U.C.C. Cemetery in an unmarked gravesite. Read more…
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