Sculptor Wesley Wofford’s traveling exhibition “Harriet Tubman—The Journey to Freedom” will be on display at the Harriet Tubman Home next summer. The 9-foot, 2,200-pound monument, resembling Tubman’s travels to free enslaved people is currently booking into 2023; the exhibit began its journey at the Equal Justice Initiative Legacy Pavilion in Montgomery, Alabama, in 2020. According to the Oscar and Emmy-winning North Carolina artist, the statue honors and pays tribute to Tubman’s commitment to and resilience in the fight for freedom. An unveiling ceremony, specialty walking tours, and other programming are in the works.

The “Harriet Tubman—The Journey to Freedom” exhibition was made possible by a grant from the Cayuga Community Fund Leadership Council funds at the Central New York Community Foundation.

Support for this program is provided by the City of Auburn’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocation of funds to support the City of Auburn Historic and Cultural Sites Commission’s Harriet Tubman Bicentennial project with a goal of boosting the recovery from the pandemic for the tourism, travel, and hospitality industry.