Dedication ceremony for Florida’s Memorial to the Enslaved takes place in Tallahassee

Dedication ceremony for Florida’s Memorial to the Enslaved takes place in Tallahassee

"Circle of Chains” memorial by Steven Whyte in Tallahassee. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix).Nearly eight years after the Florida Legislature approved a memorial recognizing the inhumanity of slavery,  a dedication ceremony for a bronze statue called “Circle of Chains,” organized by the Florida Legislative Black Caucus, took place Tuesday across the street from the Capitol. The life-sized sculpture features six enslaved people held in chai…