Monument Against Apartheid And Racism

In 1986 The Monument against Apartheid and Racism by Dutch sculptor Pépé Grégoire was revealed by mayor Ed van Thijn at Krugerplein in Amsterdam East to celebrate the opening of the ANC (African National Congress) office in Amsterdam. The relation between arm and leg stands for human unity in diversity. The unnatural separation is the deliberate denial of that unity. The statue is placed in the Transvaal neighbourhood, which has a historical bond with South-Africa.

At the other side of the Krugerplein, corner Pretoriusstraat, there's a Mandela mosaic 'Unity in Diversity' by Steffen Maas

Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?

On April 4, 1968, it was 50 years ago that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. To keep his dream alive, 50 identical statues were placed from Amsterdam to Washington on locations that refer to slavery and places that let us remember how important it is to end racism and fight for equality, regardless of gender, religion and race. History may not be forgotten. The statues are an ode to Martin Luther King and everybody who continues his nonviolent mission. Keeping the dream alive.

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"I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

I have a dream today."

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom,

August 28, 1963