Inspire! Newark's Underground Railroad exhibition was created on the occasion of the creation Harriet Tubman Monument.
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HARRIET's NEWARK SISTERS IN BLACK LIBERATION
Like Harriet Tubman, Black women in Newark used their intelligence, money, and leadership skills to liberate themselves and others.
HARRIET's NEWARK SISTERS IN BLACK LIBERATION
Ellen Cordelia King
Enslaved Black women faced unrelenting violence against their bodies, minds and spirit. Harriet Tubman is a symbol for the thousands of women that attempted to free themselves and their people from slavery and oppression. Newark women claimed freedom for themselves and built a supportive community.
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