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$500K Harriet Tubman statue controversy gets national attention, prompts a petition, and elicits the sculptor’s response

The controversy has also spawned differences of opinion among the city’s Harriet Tubman Statue Advisory Committee.

The Harriet Tubman statue at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., on January 11, 2022. The sculpture was created by Wesley Wofford.
The Harriet Tubman statue at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pa., on January 11, 2022. The sculpture was created by Wesley Wofford.Read moreTHOMAS HENGGE / Staff Photographer