Monument to Women of the Confederacy, Jackson, Mississippi

Creator

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Preferred Citation

"Monument to Women of the Confederacy, Jackson, Mississippi" (1980). Photographs. 647.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/mss-wilson-minor-photographs/647

Description

This black and white photograph shows the Monument to the Women of the Confederacy statue that sits outside the Mississippi State Capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi. The central figure is a female representing Fame, whose robes flow behind her giving the illusion of wings. On her proper left is a wounded Confederate soldier, who lies with his back against a broken cannon and grasps a flagpole in his proper left hand. He is supported and comforted by Fame. On Fame's proper right is a young Confederate woman who wears long robes and holds a palm frond in her proper right hand. Fame places a laurel wreath on the Confederate woman's head, a gesture that symbolize victory and the strength of Confederate women during crisis. The base of the monument includes tributes to the women of the confederacy on the four faces. The tributes are addressed to Our Daughters, Our Sisters, Our Wives, and Our Mothers.

Contributor(s)

Minor, Wilson F. "Bill"

Subjects

History--United States--Civil War; Capitol buildings; Photographs

Keywords

Confederate monuments; Statues; Confederate women; Mississippi State Capitol Building; Jackson, MS

Date

1980

Object Type

image

Format (Original)

photograph

Format (Digital)

JPG

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-80_Minor-Photograph_80-602_001

Physical ID

80-602

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Wilson F. (Bill) Minor Collection, Photographs

Repository

Manuscripts Unit

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

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