Statue of Harriet Tubman (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

Statue of Harriet Tubman

Artist	Jane DeDecker
Year	2006
Type	bronze
Location	Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA
Coordinates	42°14′26″N 83°36′56″W / 42.24062°N 83.61552°W / 42.24062; -83.61552Coordinates: 42°14′26″N 83°36′56″W / 42.24062°N 83.61552°W / 42.24062; -83.61552

A Statue of Harriet Tubman is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA. It honors the life of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

The statue was created by artist Jane DeDecker^[1] and was unveiled on 21 May, 2006 as part of a redevelopment of a plaza adjacent to the Ypsilanti District Library.^[2] The bronze statue depicts Tubman walking and holding the hand of a young boy.

Two years later, the library board added a plaque to the statue describing Tubman's life and achievements as a response to local queries about the statue; the original plaque was located at the base of the rear of the statue in an area difficult to read easily.^[3]

An identical statue is located at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.^[4] A further identical statue is located on the campus of Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia.

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