Alexandria dedicates sculpture honoring Edmonson sisters

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The City of Alexandria on Friday dedicated a new public art piece at Edmonson Plaza. Sculptor Erik Blome created the piece to commemorate Emily and Mary Edmonson, two slaves imprisoned in Alexandria in the 1840s.

According to the city’s announcement:

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