Maryland’s Board of Public Works voted 3-0 Wednesday to approve a contract to erect bronze statues in the State House of two slaves who fled Maryland for freedom and became abolitionist heroes. The board — which is composed of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, Democratic Comptroller Peter Franchot and…
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Filling a ‘missing gap’: Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman will get statues in Maryland State House
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