Harriet Tubman 的雕像将取代纽瓦克的 Christopher Columbus 雕像

Historians have cited Newark, New Jersey as a stop on the Underground Railroad and a frequent stop of Tubman’s.

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六月 28, 2021

In the aftermath of protests forracial justice throughout the country in response to the police shootings ofGeorge Floyd 和Breonna Taylor, a statue of Christopher Columbus was removed in Washington Park in Newark, 新泽西. In its place, a monument that honors Harriet Tubman will be constructed and completed in 2022, 根据报告.

“Nearly one year after our nation’s racial reckoning and just in time for this year’s celebration of Juneteenth, we are proud to announce the design selected for our new Harriet Tubman monument,” Mayor Ras J. Baraka 说： in an official statement.

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