A monument honoring famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been unveiled in the New Jersey city of Newark, replacing a statue of Christopher Columbus that was removed in 2020 amid social injustice protests.
A monument honoring famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Newark, New Jersey, this week, replacing a statue of Christopher Columbus removed in 2020 amid social injustice protests, officials said. The 25-foot-tall monument, titled “Shadow of a Face,” was revealed Thursday at the heart of the city’s recently renamed Harriet Tubman Square, Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka announced in a statement.
The Columbus statue Tubman’s memorial replaces was removed amid a nationwide racial reckoning following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 at the hands of Minneapolis police. The movement spurred the removal or renaming of dozens of monuments, including those of Confederate leaders and other controversial figures in US history.
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