It is dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy, who is often associated with fertility rituals and other benevolent powers and as a result draws a wide range of both the rich and poor to pay respect.
It's dedicated to the Goddess of Mercy.
Which isn't at all to excuse or make apologies for slavery, of course, but only to argue that our collective memory needs to include men like Robert Harlan, Justice Harlan's half-brother (or cousin, depending on which biographer you believe), who was educated by his master, escaped to California, made a fortune in the gold fields, returned to Kentucky and bought his freedom, then moved to England to race horses.