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The Black Angel - Coggle Diagram
The Black Angel
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Conflicting Information
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The Black Angel statue is not cursed, it is black because the marble changed color over time.
"The strictly scientific explanation is that the blackness is caused by oxidization of the bronze resulting from its natural exposure to the elements." (Carroll + Settles)
Misconceptions
The Black Angel statue was white, but it supposedly turned black because the person buried there was so evil.
"'People say the statue used to be white, but the marble turned black because the man who's buried there was so evil'." (Ray 20)
The Angel turned black because of oxidization, not because of the person buried there, It is a monument to the Feldevert family.
"These stories blame evil behavior, storms, infidelity, and even murder." (Carroll + Settles)
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