Dublin Core
Title
Battle of Liberty Place Monument (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Description
The Battle of Liberty Place Monument is an obelisk erected shortly after the Battle of Liberty Place, an 1874 contest between the Democratic White League and the Reconstruction Era Louisiana state government over the control of the government of Louisiana. The monument commemorates the actions of the White League, which attempted to enforce white supremacy in the region. It has since become a symbol of racism in the city and, after decades of grassroots protests, was finally dismantled and removed in 2017.
Source
ceremonialbuiltworks
Contributor
hx24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Type
Site
Identifier
16
Date Issued
1891-09-14
Extent
0m x 0m x 10.66m
Spatial Coverage
current,29.950136,-90.064366;
Rights Holder
Charles A. Orleans
Europeana
Country
United States
Europeana Data Provider
Battle of Liberty Place Monument
Object
https://neworleanshistorical.org/items/show/150
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Wiki
https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Battle_of_Liberty_Place_Monument
Monument Type
Obelisk
Erected by
The government of the City of New Orleans
State
Louisiana
Affiliation
Confederate
City
New Orleans