Black entrepreneur hired to remove Confederate statues launches NFT collection to raise millions for social and economic programs across the United States

Devon Henrywhose company was hired to carefully dismantle Confederate monuments across the country, gives new meaning to the Confederate flag’s 13 stars with the launch of the “13 Stars” NFT Collection to raise $ 13 million for social purposes.

In July 2020, Devon said yes to a job that no other contractor had the courage to accept. The story of Henry’s role is likely to be told in history books – as depicted in the April 2022 cover of New York Times.

Since 2020, Devon and his construction teams have carefully and safely removed and moved 23 Confederate statues across the former Confederate south. Henry is now reusing this story for a charitable CryptoFederacy project that highlights 13 star causes and change creators via “The Thirteen Stars” NFT Collection on CryptoFederacy.com.

A monumental task

“The task of dismantling these statues has literally been monumental,” said Devon, who faced harassment and even death threats as a result of responding to the call to “dismantle history.”

“It is very humbling to be the one who fulfills a 131-year-old prophecy. But it’s not enough. I feel a responsibility to use these deconstructed parts of our past to construct a better tomorrow. “

The prophecy Henry refers to is the one of John Mitchellthe editor of the newspaper Black, Richmond Planets. In 1890, da Robert E. Lee The statue was erected on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va., Mitchell predicted that a black man would one day take down the statue.

“He set up the Lee monument, and if the time comes, he will be there to take it down,” Mitchell wrote.

Thirteen stars

CryptoFederacy’s 13 Stars NFT Collection represents the thirteen stars on the Confederate flag and the first of the thirteen stars released on the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth – a federal American holiday commemorating the liberation of enslaved Americans and marking the last slaves in the United States was officially informed that they were free – after the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee and the Confederate states in April 1865. Henry attempts to sell these NFTs and raise $ 1 million for 13 different charitable causes that address societal issues such as derived from the ideals and actions reinforced by the Confederate generals whose statues were removed.

Henry and his CryptoFederacy team conclude partnerships with established nonprofits and plan launch events in New York, Richmond, DC and Los Angeles. Participants will be able to meet the CryptoFederacy team, see the NFT artwork, meet the artist, explore physical parts of the dismantled Confederate statues and see framed professional photographs of behind-the-scenes historical moments from the statue removal process.

Recycle history

Henry hopes that passionate individuals and foundations will feel compelled to be part of this historic recycling of ideology, by collecting one of the 13 exclusive works of art – which will help raise awareness of charities representing the NFT artwork. As the CryptoFederacy NFT community grows, the team plans to follow the first NFT collection with a CrazyStats NFT collection of 10,000 pieces – and appeal to an even wider audience.

NFTs with a mission

CryptoFederacy is a community rooted in creating NFT artwork and NFT moments that give back to the underserved communities most influenced by Confederate ideology. Founded in 2022, CryptoFederacy is the idea of ​​Devon Henry, CEO of Team Henry Enterprises, LLC – the company hired to dismantle 23 Confederate monuments across the South. CryptoFederacy’s mission is to bring social activism into the Web3 world by creating innovative NFT Art projects and initiatives that educate individuals and organizations about Web3 opportunities – and specifically how to generate revenue to address critical economic and social issues in the United States .

The first collection, “The Thirteen Stars” NFT Collection, gives individuals an opportunity to own a digital moment in history that commemorates the dismantling of monuments that encapsulated the United States’ centuries-long relationship with slavery and institutional racism. The goal is to raise $ 1 million for 13 charities.

To learn more and stay up to date on the 13 Stars NFT release, visit the official website at CryptoFederacy.com.

Also follow the tag on Twitter @CryptoFederacy.

This article first appeared on Blacknews.com.