A Blank Slate
A Tribute to African American History in the Face of the ConfederacyThe Blank Slate Palimpsest Monument challenges onlookers to seek a deeper understanding of the “African American” experience before, during and after the American Civil War (1861-1865).
It is currently on display Galveston, TX throughout Confederate History Month (April), Juneteenth, and Independence Day. It’s final day, July 5th, is in honor of Frederick Douglass’ 5th of July speech, “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?”
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Blank Slate Tour
Current: Galveston, TX
April 5th – July 5th, 2023 ––– Rosenberg Library
Houston, TX
March 4, 2023 – April 4, 2023 ––– Rice University
Selma, AL
Nov. 21st, 2022 ––– Foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge
Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– ArtsRevive Cultural Center
Montgomery, AL
Sept. 8th – Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– Mothers of Gynecology
June 18th, 2022 ––– Juneteenth at Rosa Parks Museum
April 12th – July 5th, 2022 ––– The Civil Rights Memorial Center, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Atlanta, GA
Aug. 27 – Sept. 4th, 2021 ––– Martin Luther King Center
Charlotte, NC
July 1, 2021 ––– The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture
Washington, DC
June 29, 2021 ––– We Act Radio
Harlem, NY
June 26, 2021 ––– African Chop House
New York, NY
June 25, 2021 ––– Times Square
Brooklyn, NY
June 24, 2021 ––– Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
June 20 – 22, 2021 ––– August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
June 17 – 20, 2021 ––– Dusable Museum
Detroit, MI
June 15 – 16, 2021 ––– Motown Museum
Princeton, IN
June 11 – 12, 2021 ––– Lyles Station Historic Museum
Blank Slate Virtual Town Hall
June 3, 2021 ––– Blank Slate Youtube
Louisville, KY
June 1 – 7, 2021 ––– Kentucky African American Heritage Center
June 8 – 9, 2021 ––– Injustice Square Park
A Blank Slate
A Tribute to African American History in the Face of the Confederacy
The term “Confederate monument” often conjures up images of white army generals on horseback, leading the south into battle.
The Blank Slate Palimpsest Monument (“Blank Slate”) is an awe striking, allegorical deconstruction of that notion, challenging the onlooker to seek a deeper understanding of the “African American” experience before, during and after the American Civil War (1861-1865).
Blank Slate Tour
Current: Galveston, TX
April 5th – July 5th, 2023 ––– Rosenberg Library
Houston, TX
March 4, 2023 – April 4, 2023 ––– Rice University
Selma, AL
Nov. 21st, 2022 ––– Foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge
Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– ArtsRevive Cultural Center
Montgomery, AL
Sept. 8th – Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– Mothers of Gynecology
June 18th, 2022 ––– Juneteenth at Rosa Parks Museum
April 12th – July 5th, 2022 ––– The Civil Rights Memorial Center, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
Atlanta, GA
Aug. 27 – Sept. 4th, 2021 ––– Martin Luther King Center
Charlotte, NC
July 1, 2021 ––– The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture
Washington, DC
June 29, 2021 ––– We Act Radio
Harlem, NY
June 26, 2021 ––– African Chop House
New York, NY
June 25, 2021 ––– Times Square
Brooklyn, NY
June 24, 2021 ––– Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
June 20 – 22, 2021 ––– August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
June 17 – 20, 2021 ––– Dusable Museum
Detroit, MI
June 15 – 16, 2021 ––– Motown Museum
Princeton, IN
June 11 – 12, 2021 ––– Lyles Station Historic Museum
Blank Slate Virtual Town Hall
June 3, 2021 ––– Blank Slate Youtube
Louisville, KY
June 1 – 7, 2021 ––– Kentucky African American Heritage Center
June 8 – 9, 2021 ––– Injustice Square Park