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H ¡Story Month
Harriet Tubman Wax Figure Unveiled
Valery Ross Mano key (left), great-great niece and oldest
living descendant of historic icon Harriet Tubman,wipes
away tears of joy as she and other descendants see the
wax figure of their extraordinary relative for the first
time at the Presidents Gallery by Madame Tussauds in
Washington, D.C.
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Tubman descendants
gather at museum exhibit
In celebration of Black His
tory Month, 10 direct descen
dants and family members of
h isto ric icon H a rrie t R oss
Tubman, visited The Presidents
Gallery by Madame Tussauds to
help unveil a new wax likeness
of the renowned abolitionist and
conductor of the Underground
Railroad.
“Harriet Tubman was an in
credible woman whose accom
plishm ents and contributions
played a pivotal role in the his
tory of the United States, ce
menting her status as a true
A m erican ic o n ,” said D an
Rogoski, the gallery’s general
manager. “We are honored to
have Harriet Tubm an’s descen
dants with us today for the un
veiling and induction of her wax
figure into our expanding Presi
dents Gallery — an interactive
journey through America’s his
tory.”
H a rrie t T u b m an (b o rn
Araminta Ross, calling herself
Harriet later in life) was an Af
rican-American abolitionist, hu
manitarian and spy for the Union
during the Civil War.
After escaping from slavery,
into which she was born, she
reportedly freed more than 300
slaves via the elaborate network
of safe houses known as the
Underground Railroad.
T u b m an w as bo rn in
Dorchester County, M.D., an
area from which many of the
descendants and family mem
bers attending the recent event
currently reside.
“We are ecstatic and over
joyed to see Aunt Harriet being
celebrated and receiving recog
nition for her contributions to
humanity, which is long over
d u e ,” said C h a rle s R oss,
T u b m a n ’s g re a t-g re a t-g re a t
nephew.
Children from W ashington
D.C.’s Harriet T ubman Elemen
tary School were also on-hand
to witness the unveiling of the
figure of the historic woman for
whom their school is named.
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