Administered by City of Wilmington Department of Parks and Recreation 22 South Heald Street Wilmington Delaware 19801
Located Louis L. Redding City/County Building 800 French Street Spencer Plaza Wilmington Delaware 19801
Date:
1992. Copyrighted 1992
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Delaware survey, 1994.
Image on file.
(Bottom rear:) (copyright symbol) Parks 92 (Front of base, incised:) LOUIS L. REDDING - ADVOCATE FOR EQUALITY signed
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Summary:
Three standing full-length figures. In the center is the figure of Louis L. Redding, an adult black man. To his proper right is the figure of a young black boy, and to Redding's proper left is the figure of a young white girl. Redding is standing with his arms down and slightly away from his side, and his hands are open and resting on the backs of the children. Redding is dressed in a suit, the boy in a polo shirt and slacks, and the girl in a dress. The boy holds two books at his side in his proper right hand and his proper left hand is in his pocket. The girl holds a book at her side in her proper left hand.
Topic:
History--United States--Civil Rights Movement Search this
