 Additionally, Wilson will substitute of a flag of his own design for the pair of broken manacles lifted upward in the right hand of the formerly enslaved figure.The multicolored flag is a composite of African flags and the African diaspora and was inspired by the designs of African quilts and African fabric.The positioning of the flagpole was inspired by the Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial, in Washington, D.C.

Once isolated from the Soldiers' and Soldiers' Monument, the sculpture will sit atop a granite, three-tier pedestal that will stand six feet above the ground.