{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"Creating a monument to Harriet Tubman 'rooted in community' in Newark, NJ","publication_date":"January 02, 2022","summary":"In the wake of social justice protests in 2020, Newark, NJ, decided to remove a statue of Christopher Columbus. Now, a new monument to abolitionist and legendary Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman is in the works. The monument will be an interactive space designed to engage with the community -  and a visual marker for Tubman's connections to Newark and the Garden State. Michael Hill reports.","author_name":"By Michael Hill","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2022\/01\/fc480f59a133c576afc686fe4bc579c9-Tubman-1024x768.jpg","thumbnail_height":768,"thumbnail_width":1024}