The Six-Foot Goliath: Remnants of Georgia's Ousted African-American Legislature

Six feet high, this towering memorial looms outside the Georgia State Capitol. Its label reads, 'Expelled Because of Color'. Designed by John Thomas Riddle Jr in 1976, the statue serves as a grim reminder of the 33 original African-American legislators who triumphed in elections in 1868, only to be ousted due to prejudice. The cinder block base symbolizes the black political progress and representation in Georgia. A plaque engraves the words, 'Expelled Because of Color', etching the memory of the discarded.

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