This female power figure with nails is a religious image that functions as a vessel to connect with the spirit realm, and a historical image that allows viewers to gaze at a piece of history
Brookside attracted many Eastern European immigrants in the early twentieth century and developed a strong Orthodox and Roman Catholic Christian communities
This sculpture is one of the few pieces of art in . . . the greater Birmingham area, that displays a religious act in the context of a political movement.
By displaying Shuttlesworth and other activists in memorials, the city of Birmingham is acknowledging its unfortunate past and using it as an anthem of hope