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Damage to Underground Railroad monument in Detroit worries activists

The sculptor of a large bronze monument in Hart Plaza that commemorates Detroit’s role in the Underground Railroad believes the statue was vandalized and worries about further damage. The 20-year-old Gateway to Freedom International Memorial, which overlooks the Detroit River, is cracked, and its granite base is damaged. “Somebody took a sledgehammer to the granite […]

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