Newark marked Juneteenth Monday by renaming a park after American abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman.
Mayor Ras Baraka unveiled the new name of Washington Park and also announced a new arts and education district.
The official renaming of the park follows calls for racial justice and representation in the public art. "Today, we remember that liberty and freedom are the precious birthright of all Americans and must be guarded and preserved for all people," Congressman Donald Payne, Jr., said."As we reflect on this significant day, let us remember that exactly 156 years ago, 250,000 enslaved men, women, and children learned of their freedom, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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