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The Beacon of Hope installed in Cape May, New Jersey, depicts Tubman standing atop an oxen yoke with a star on her upraised hand.
A bronze sculpture of Harriet Tubman stands firmly atop an oxen yoke. She stares into the eyes of the viewer, offering a golden key. Her right hand is raised, encircled by a rose compass—both adorned in gold leaf. Underneath the yoke lie countless…

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The Beacon of Hope in Cambridge, Maryland. Facing true North, a bronze statue of Tubman and her younger self, Araminta Ross.
Facing true North, a bronze monument of Harriet Tubman and her younger self, Araminta Ross, stands atop a granite base. With her right foot planted firmly on an oxen yoke, Tubman uses her left foot to propel herself upward. She gazes into the eyes of…

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Photograph of Frederick Douglass Memorial at Frederick Douglass Circle in New York, New York. Frederick Douglass is shown as an elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and a deeply lined face.
Standing to the right of a lectern, Gabriel Koren modeled Frederick Douglass as an elder statesman, with a furrowed brow and a deeply lined face. Resting his right hand atop the lectern, Douglass’ mouth is closed as he stares resolutely forward.…

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