A statue of
Henry Watkins Allen (1962) by
Angela Gregory
Angela Gregory (October 18, 1903 – February 13, 1990) was an American Sculpture, sculptor and professor of art. Gregory has been called the "doyenne of Louisiana sculpture". She became one of the few women of her era to be recognized nationally ...
is installed in
Port Allen, Louisiana, United States.
The memorial is slated for removal, as of July 2020.
About
In July 2020, after the international social movement of
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter (abbreviated BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people. Its primary concerns are incidents of police bruta ...
(BLM) and protests, a Henry Watkins Allen statue in Port Allen, created by local artist
Angela Gregory
Angela Gregory (October 18, 1903 – February 13, 1990) was an American Sculpture, sculptor and professor of art. Gregory has been called the "doyenne of Louisiana sculpture". She became one of the few women of her era to be recognized nationally ...
was under debate over its historical significance.
One side of the debate is the sculpture may need more context for it to hold any significance, since Allen was a former
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army, also called the Confederate Army or the Southern Army, was the military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting ...
military leader, the owner of the Allendale Plantation, and he had owned enslaved African Americans.
On the other side of the debate, Henry Watkins Allen shaped Louisiana history and some say he should have more representation, even beyond the one monument by Gregory.
Henry Watkins Allen's connection to the city of his namesake, Port Allen was his residence at the
Allendale Plantation
Allendale Plantation, also known as the Allendale Plantation Historic District, is a historic site and complex of buildings that was once a former sugar plantation founded and worked by enslaved African Americans (prior to the end of the Americ ...
.
[ (with )]
See also
*
References
Monuments and memorials in the United States removed during the George Floyd protests
Monuments and memorials in Louisiana
{{US-sculpture-stub