A monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church.
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A monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled Sunday in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church. The monument, which is a bronze, eight-foot-tall statue of Freeman, was sculpted by Brian Hanlon.
A plaque next to a monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled Sunday in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church. The monument, which is a bronze, eight-foot-tall statue of Freeman, was sculpted by Brian Hanlon.
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A monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled Sunday in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church. The monument, which is a bronze, eight-foot-tall statue of Freeman, was sculpted by Brian Hanlon.
A monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled Sunday in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church. The monument, which is a bronze, eight-foot-tall statue of Freeman, was sculpted by Brian Hanlon.
A monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled Sunday in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church. The monument, which is a bronze, eight-foot-tall statue of Freeman, was sculpted by Brian Hanlon.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick speaks during a ceremony Sunday to mark the unveiling of a statue of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church on Main Street.
Hundreds gather for the unveiling of a monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church on Sunday.
Emcee Diane Patrick speaks during a sculpture unveiling ceremony of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman, in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church on Main Street on Sunday.
People applaud during the unveiling of a monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church on Sunday.
A plaque next to a monument of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled Sunday in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church. The monument, which is a bronze, eight-foot-tall statue of Freeman, was sculpted by Brian Hanlon.
Anouk Bizalion reads her winning essay during a sculpture unveiling ceremony of civil rights pioneer Elizabeth Freeman, in front of Sheffield’s Old Parish Church on Main Street on Sunday.
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Gillian Jones has been a staff photographer and columnist for the Berkshire Eagle since 2014. She began her journalism career at The North Adams Transcript in 1992.
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Statue of Elizabeth Freeman in Sheffield immortalizes the 'grandmother of the civil rights movement'
Immortalized in bronze, a statue of Elizabeth Freeman now stands beside the First Congregational Church at 125 Main Street in Sheffield, facing the historic Sedgwick House.
