Harriet Tubman Museum Coming To New Jersey In 2020

Abolitionist Harriet Tubman might be honored subsequent 12 months with the opening of a brand new museum in New Jersey.

Based on Amsterdam Information, the Harriet Tubman Museum will open in 2020 on Juneteenth (June 19), the day the final enslaved individuals have been freed in america.

ABC Information reported the museum might be positioned subsequent to the historic Macedonia Baptist Church in Cape Might, a city the place Tubman usually labored.

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Amsterdam Information reviews the neighborhood is presently elevating cash to fund the supplies wanted for the museum’s building. Practically $160,000 has already been collected for the $500,000 objective, in response to Amsterdam Information. 

Zack Mullock, a Cape Might metropolis councilman who’s managing the museum’s building, informed ABC they hope to protect “a serious a part of historical past that has disappeared.”

The exhibit will embody gadgets from the Underground Railroad, African-American artwork, and items from Rev. Robert Davis, the pastor of Macedonia Baptist who died in 2015. 

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“You will need to bear in mind the very important contribution of African People almost about the position they performed within the historical past of our county and to make sure that it’s preserved for future generations,” stated County Freeholder Director Gerald M. Thornton, Amsterdam Information reviews.

Eugene Dempsey, an 82-year-old man from Cape Might, informed ABC that he thinks the museum might be “a spot for the youngsters to increase their studying” about Tubman.

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“There’s a lot black historical past … it’s unbelievable,” he stated. “There’s simply the historical past of the background of Harriet Tubman. What she did was wonderful … what she did as a lady … it’s only a great factor.”

The museum plans to have a screening of Harriet, the brand new movie in regards to the abolitionist, on opening day.