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Expelled Because of Color

Expelled Because of Color is a bronze sculpture, 6 feet tall, by John Thomas Riddle, Jr. It is located on the grounds of the , 240 State Capitol SW, Atlanta, Georgia.
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  • Type: Work of art
  • Artwork_type: sculpture
  • Description: Statue in Atlanta, Georgia, US commerating black legislators
  • Also known as: “Expelled Because of Their Color”
  • Inscription: ““Expelled Because of Color” is dedicated to the memory of the 33 Black state legislators who were elected, yet expelled from the Georgia House because of their color in 1868. The cinder block forms at the base of the sculpture symbolize the building of b”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Georgia State Capitol and Liberty Plaza.

Town hall
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an architecturally and historically significant building in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The building has been named a National Historic Landmark which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Park
is a public plaza in , Georgia, adjacent to the . Completed in 2015, the 2.2-acre plaza is capable of holding over 3,000 people and has hosted numerous political demonstrations in Atlanta.

Work of art
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
, originally named Goddess of Liberty, is the statue adorning the dome of the since 1889. Commissioned in 1888, the hollow copper statue is painted white, weighs over 1600 lbs, and is over 26 feet tall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Atlanta and South Downtown.

Photo: Tim Dorr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the central business district of , Georgia, United States. The largest of the city's three commercial districts, it is the location of many corporate and regional headquarters; city, , state, and federal government facilities; Georgia State University; sporting venues; and most of Atlanta's tourist attractions.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of , . is primarily home to city, county, state, and federal governmental offices, which prompted the city to adopt signage declaring the area "Government Walk."…

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is the vanguard of the New South, with the charm and elegance of the Old. It's a city that balances southern traditions with sleek modernism, and southern hospitality with three skylines and the world’s busiest airport.

Expelled Because of Color

Latitude
33.74898° or 33° 44′ 56″ north
Longitude
-84.38771° or 84° 23′ 16″ west
Inception
February 16th, 1978
Open location code
865QPJX6+HW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7928624973
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­sculpture
Wiki­data ID
Q57157852
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In Other Languages

“Expelled Because of Color” goes by many names.
  • Igbo: “Expelled Because of Color”
  • Igbo: “Expelled Because of Their Color”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and Capitol Hill.

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