SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) – A traveling sculpture that honors and depicts Harriet Tubman will take up temporary residence this fall in Sylva. Bridge Park in downtown Sylva will be the temporary home for “Harriet Tubman – Journey to Freedom” from Sept. 20 to Dec. 20, 2021. The sculpture will arrive by flatbed truck Monday morning and was created by an Academy and Emmy Award-winning sculptor to honor Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery in Maryland and led Black enslaved people on their journeys to freedom in North Carolina and elsewhere. A free public event held by the Jackson County NAACP Branch will be held Sunday, Sept. 26 in Bridge Park to celebrate the branch’s 2021 theme, “Journey to Freedom – Together.”
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