Vernon Edwards (1937-99), "Frederick Douglass" (1982). Carved mahogany Collection of the Telfair Museum of Art
Frederick Douglass
Edwards lived in Pooler, where he carved wooden walking sticks, many of which he made to resemble venomous snakes. Edwards
also commemorated important figures in black history.
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