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Remember Them monument in Oakland
It is a very precise place. No plastic bags, no empty bottles, not even in the corners or under the bench. The red plastic edging seems to fence the monument in, to protect it from stranger things. The four bronzes inside are placed symmetrically on two sites framed by a gallery of little busts, bronzed…
Read MoreHumanitarian monument unveiled in downtown Oakland
A large bronze monument celebrating 25 humanitarians, including Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and poet Maya Angelou, was unveiled Tuesday at a ceremony in downtown Oakland.
Read MoreOakland breaks ground for monument to world’s great humanitarians
In three months, the largest bronze monument in the western United Sates will be standing in downtown Oakland, said Joe Haraburda, president of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce during the ground-breaking ceremony for the monument on Monday afternoon.
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