How Harriet Tubman and Philadelphia abolitionists coordinated dangerous journeys to freedom
- Written by Nilgun Anadolu-Okur, Professor of Africology and African American Studies, Temple University
A large-scale version of artist Alvin Pettit's design of a Harriet Tubman statue is coming to Philadelphia. Courtesy of Alvin PettitA roughly 14-foot-tall bronze statue of the United States’ most famous abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, will become a permanent fixture outside Philadelphia’s City Hall later this year. It will be the first...