In 1889, the National Emancipation Monument Association was formed in Chicago. It proposed to erect 74 feet high Emancipation Monument in the World's Columbian Exposition grounds. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=JL9CAQAAMAAJ&amp;lpg=RA2-PA17&amp;ots=bACedbvxYq&amp;dq=National%20Emancipation%20Monument%20Association&amp;pg=RA2-PA17#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false">The World's Columbian Exposition Illustrated</a>
National Emancipation Monument Association
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