After Architecture couples charred wood and brass for Camp Barker Memorial

Three charred wood structures with brass interiors form a memorial that pays homage to African American history at the entrance to a school and park in Washington DC.Tennessee studio After Architecture has constructed the Camp Barker Memorial on the grounds of Garrison Elementary School to be a "functional, educational and commemorative" monument to America's history of oppression.
During the Civil War, the site was a "contraband camp" used to house former black slaves who had been captured by t