Letters

Elaine Massacre Memorial

The text “ELAINE MASSACRE MEMORIAL” will adorn the northeast and south walls. We machined the letters from wood using a Maslow CNC followed by sanding, filling, and other detail work. The edges of the letters were tapered to allow for easy removal from the cured concrete.

We mounted the letters to the inside face of the wall forms. After the concrete is placed in the form, the wooden letters will then be removed to create a void that will provide an engraved look.

Before mounting the letters to the form, we created a number of full-scale mock-ups to experiment with different letter spacing and location on the wall.

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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/