Monument of Harriet Tubman replaces Columbus statue in New Jersey

A monument to abolitionist and underground railroad chief Harriet Tubman was revealed Thursday in Newark, New Jersey.

The 25-foot effigy displaces a humble and proud Tubman, and it now stands within the place the place a controversial Christopher Columbus statue was eliminated in the summertime of 2020, in keeping with a report.

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Known as the “Shadow of a Face,” the monument is provided with audio of singer and actress Queen Latifah narrating Tubman’s life.

“I hope they take away renewed energy, inspiration, humanity, compassion,” Latifah stated.

“What Harriet Tubman did was about freedom, was about compassion for individuals who didn’t have it.”

Designed by Nina Cooke John, the monument is deliberately positioned at eye stage so individuals can see the mosaic of Tubman’s face, Cooke John stated.

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“You’ll be able to look into her eyes and contact her face and connect with her, to her humanity,” she stated.

“It could possibly be your mom, your aunt, your grandmother, and in so doing, be that rather more impressed by her.”