Cenotaph

Elaine Massacre Memorial

ceno·​taph | \ ˈse-nə-ˌtaf

noun

a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere

The focal point of the Elaine Massacre Memorial is the cenotaph. It is 6 tons of solid concrete with cast-in-place aluminum letters, which were ground & polished. The inscription reads:

DEDICATED TO THOSE
KNOWN AND UNKNOWN
WHO LOST THEIR LIVES
IN THE ELAINE MASSACRE

For more information about the Elaine Massacre Memorial, visit:
https://www.elainemassacrememorial.org/

For more information about the Elaine Massacre, visit:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/death-hundreds-elaine-massacre-led-supreme-court-take-major-step-toward-equal-justice-african-americans-180969863/

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/elaine-massacre-of-1919-1102/