| Statue of Henry Watkins Allen | |
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| Artist | Angela Gregory |
| Year | 1962 |
| Subject | Henry Watkins Allen |
| Location | Port Allen, Louisiana, U.S. |
| 30°27′36″N91°12′37″W / 30.459949°N 91.210237°W | |
A statue of Henry Watkins Allen (1962) by Angela Gregory is installed in Port Allen, Louisiana, United States. [1] The memorial is slated for removal, as of July 2020. [2]
In July 2020, after the international social movement of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and protests, a Henry Watkins Allen statue in Port Allen, created by local artist Angela Gregory was under debate over its historical significance. [1] One side of the debate is the sculpture may need more context for it to hold any significance, since Allen was a former Confederate States Army military leader, the owner of the Allendale Plantation, and he had owned enslaved African Americans. [3] On the other side of the debate, Henry Watkins Allen shaped Louisiana history and some say he should have more representation, even beyond the one monument by Gregory. [4]
Henry Watkins Allen's connection to the city of his namesake, Port Allen was his residence at the Allendale Plantation. [5] [2]
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