Newark Renames Popular Gathering Place After Harriet Tubman in Juneteenth Commemoration

Newark Renames Popular Gathering Place After Harriet Tubman in Juneteenth Commemoration

White Plains, New York (NY) – June 19, 2022: Harriet Tubman Statue (Shutterstock) By Christina Fan, CBS New York NEWARK, N.J. — Newark commemorated Juneteenth on Monday by honoring an abolitionist who dedicated her life to leading enslaved Africans to freedom. The city renamed a popular park Harriet Tubman Square and also commissioned a statue […]