The City of Yonkers will unveil The Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden along the Yonkers waterfront at 20 Water Grant Street on Friday, June 17th at 11:30am.
The urban-heritage sculpture garden honors the legacy of enslaved Africans who resided and worked at Philipse Manor Hall in Yonkers. The garden’s opening will feature the presentation of five life-size bronze sculptures of the enslaved Africans who were freed decades before the Emancipation Proclamation.
The public art exhibit tells the story of some of Yonkers’ first residents and their place in our nation’s complicated history. The sculptures will pair well with the diversity of public art in our city.
You are invited to the unveiling as the City kicks-off the Juneteeth celebration and festivities.
For more information and to learn more about, The Enslaved Africans’ Rain Garden, visit www.
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