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When the CIA unveiled a statue of Harriet Tubman at its headquarters in Langley, Virginia, last week, it was the product of a years-long effort by the agency to recognize
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s controversy over awarding a direct commission for a permanent Harriet Tubman monument has aroused widespread national interest and a split among the city’s own statue advisory committee. During a June 15 public input meeting, critics denounced city arts officials for giving the $500,000 commission to Wesley Wofford,
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Until now, the size of rice farms, and thus their impacts on the people who built them, had been underestimated, said a wildlife biologist who led the project.
“We feel cheated that we can’t get a chance to see what renditions other artists can offer us.”
Whether you celebrate the Fourth of July, Juneteenth, or both, let these books inspire your quest for independence.