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By TOM WIEDMANN
June 20, 2022NEWARK, NJ — Harriet Tubman, the heroic abolitionist and trailblazer, made Newark an important stop on the Underground Railroad as she led enslaved African-Americans out of the South to freedom. Now, a community park in the state’s largest city has been renamed in recognition of her historic fight for liberation.
Newark officials on Monday announced that Washington Park on ...