The Ex-Slave Who Put Freedom Atop the Capitol Faces Uncertainty in Carving a New Life
by
Eugene Walton
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2013
Philip Reid grew up in slavery near Charleston, South Carolina, where he became a skilled foundry craftsman. He was purchased by Clark Mills, who owned the Clark Mills Foundry of Washington, D.C. Clark Mills received a U.S. Government contract to cast the Statue of Freedom to stand atop the Capitol Dome...