Statue of Francis Scott Key (San Francisco)

A statue of Francis Scott Key was installed in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in the U.S. state of California, unveiled July 4, 1888.[1]

Statue of Francis Scott Key
The monument in 2016
Year1888
SubjectFrancis Scott Key
LocationSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Coordinates37.77126°N 122.46664°W / 37.77126; -122.46664

The memorial was partially toppled by protesters on Juneteenth 2020 in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.[2] A year later, on Juneteenth 2021, Sculptor Dana King unveiled Monumental Reckoning, comprising 350 sculptures which now encircle the plinth of the Francis Scott Key monument. The 350 sculptures represent the first Africans kidnapped from their homeland and sold into chattel slavery in Virginia in 1619.[3] The words ‘Lift Every Voice’ were also installed above the Spreckels Temple of Music in honor of the civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, author of 'Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ a hymn often referred to as the "Black national anthem."[4][5]

References
  1. "Francis Soctt Key, His Monument Unveiled at the Park".
  2. "Demonstrators Topple Statues in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park". NBC Bay Area. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  3. Ogunbayo, Morayo. "'Monumental Reckoning' unveiled in powerful celebration at Golden Gate Park". Datebook. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. Jackson, Jabari; Martin, Jill. "The NFL plans to play the Black national anthem before Week 1 games". CNN. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. Touré. "It's Time for a New Black National Anthem". Time Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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