{"id":2229490,"date":"2026-10-30T05:53:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:53:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2229490"},"modified":"2026-10-30T05:53:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T02:53:30","slug":"funds-sought-to-recast-slavery-memorial-sculptures-in-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2229490","title":{"rendered":"Funds sought to recast slavery memorial sculptures in bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"

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All the World is Now Richer is made up of six life-size steel figures<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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An artist with planning permission for a memorial to enslaved people in south London is trying to raise the money to make it permanent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sokari Douglas Camp’s All the World is Now Richer is a set of six steel figures, which Southwark Council has approved for a site near Burgess Park.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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To stand outdoors for the long term, the sculptures would need to be recast in bronze so the figures – and the words they carry – do not weather away.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The steel versions were on display at the Flowers Gallery to coincide with Black History Month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sokari Douglas Camp would like the figures recast in bronze so they can stand outdoors<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Douglas Camp said the history of the work was “part of our heritage that people should know about”, because it explained how England became the rich country it is.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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She said she was inspired by William Prescott, a formerly enslaved man who said people would remember that they had been slaves, but not that they had been brave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Normally black people are seen cowering in some way or begging in some way,” she said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We were strong. We were brave. We survived.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The words on the sculptures read “We were strong. We were brave. We survived.”<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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School pupils from Southwark who visited the sculptures said: “These might help you understand your background, your history and your ethnicity, and be proud of it.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Another said: “I think it’s important because I’m black and it’s really good to show our heritage.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Douglas Camp said the borough was home to many people from the Caribbean and across the African continent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“We have a story to tell about how our people created wealth for this country,” she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Her search for funding continues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on <\/i>Sounds<\/i> and follow BBC London on <\/i>Facebook<\/i>, <\/i>X<\/i> and <\/i>Instagram<\/i>. Send your story ideas to <\/i>hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.uk<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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