A monument to Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, taking over a space where a statue of Christopher Columbus stood until the summer of 2020.
A monument to African American pioneer Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday, taking over a space where a statue of Christopher Columbus stood until the summer of 2020.
“Very little is known about the history of abolition in the city of Newark in New Jersey, and this gives us a chance to tell that story,” Baraka told NBC News.
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