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National Liberty Memorial moves closer to honor Black Patriots
Maurice Barboza led a decades long effort to honor Black Revolutionary War soldiers with a memorial on the Mall near 14th Street and Independence Avenue. Congress authorized a site and Obama signed the bill into law, but funding and design approvals remain, with at least $6 million needed.
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Washington
Maurice Barboza
Barboza
Daughters of the American Revolution
Alexandria
Congress
14Th Street
Independence Avenue
Department of Agriculture
Barack Obama
National Liberty Memorial
Lena Santos Ferguson
DAR
National Capital Planning Commission
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
National Park Service
USDA
Ronald Reagan
Constitution Gardens
Black Patriots Foundation
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
Chris Murphy
Shuck Grassley
Iowa
Rutgers Law
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
House
Curtis’ Gallery
David Newton
Surtis
Bars0za
Newton
Park Service
Jamie L. Whitten
Grassley
General Services Administration