DHA members bid farewell to important memorial
On Saturday, Aug. 31, some of the members from the Dunbar Heritage Association (DHA) had the privilege to bid farewell to the Harriet Tubman “The Journey to Freedom” sculpture that has been traveling the United States since 2020. The sculpture was created by Wesley Wofford and was on display at the Kerr Community Center in Bastrop, Texas from June 19 to Aug. 31.
The sculpture helped to remind us about the many journeys Tubman made to help slaves escape slavery by using the Underground Railroad to their freedom. DHA members had the chance to meet Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth. At the age of 89, Opal Lee walked from Texas to Washington DC, 2.5 miles a day, symbolic of the 2.5 years it took for the news of emancipation to reach enslaved people in Texas. Lee gathered 1.5 million signatures to raise awareness of Juneteenth and petition Congress to make it a federal holiday. She was available for photos and to sign her book “Juneteenth: A Children’s Story Special Edition.”
