Anniversary
Statement of the Month
Dr.
Portia Shields
president of Albany State University
June 13, 1985
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National
Mall Liberty
Fund D.C. was formed to complete the work
of Lena
Santos Ferguson. Lena, who died in
2004, persevered through a four-year struggle, between 1980
and 1984, to become only the second black woman to join
the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
With grace, she continued to persevere for 17 more years
to ensure her settlement agreement was fulfilled, including
the identification
of nearly
5,000 black patriots. Her fight
was the inspiration for the memorial. Her dream was to see
every advocate and benefactor finally rejoice in its dedication.
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National
Mall Liberty
Fund D.C. is
a non-profit
501(c)(3)
organization incorporated in Washington, D.C..
We are a team of volunteer professionals with
extensive experience in fundraising, public accountability,
non-profit management, communications, congressional
relations, sculpture, and architecture:
Maurice
A. Barboza, founder and
director, has
dedicated his life to uncovering the history of the
black patriots. He shepherded numerous bills through
congress, organized inspirational events, and shares
a vision with his aunt Lena Santos Ferguson that will
not allow the memorial to die.
C.
Fred Kleinknecht,
director, as a former Grand Commander of the Scottish
Rite Masons, raised millions of dollars for charitable
causes that benefited people around the world.
Michael
Curtis
is a painter, sculptor, architect,
art dealer, and teacher with works in over
250 private and public collections. He has
taught art and art history at art schools,
colleges, and universities. He is a frequent
lecturer, recently at the National Gallery
of Art.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Humanities and the Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. In 2006, he was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution after discovering his ancestor, John Redman of Virginia, was a soldier in the American Revolution.
David
Newton,
sculptor, is a classically trained sculptor who began
his professional career as an engineer. He is nationally
recognized for his award-winning "The Sentinel"
at the entry to the Freedman's Memorial in Dallas. His
work has won him national recognition
and multiple medals and awards.
Franck
& Lohsen Architects,
architects, of Washington, D.C. is one of the capital's
most respected architectural firms. FLM's numerous projects
span building and planning an estate to renovating an
18th Century home, bridge and skyscraper construction,
and special projects of a public and religious nature.
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