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Photo of Child Reaching to High-Five Mural of Harriet Tubman Goes Viral

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Dean Jones
May 24, 2019
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A photo of Lovie Hope Duncan reaching out to touch Tubman’s hand in the mural has already racked up nearly 12,000 likes and has been shared about 4,000 times on Twitter, where journalist Yashar Ali shared it May 18. The original photo was posted on Instagram by the account Maiden Maryland.

Sometimes the simple things in life mean so much as evidenced by a child high-fiving a mural depicting the freedom fighter. Awesome.

In the photo, the young girl, named Lovie, can be seen high-fiving Tubman’s extended hand in the painting.

According to the 3-year-old’s grandmother Tracy Kilgore Lynndee, Duncan was captivated by the painting after going on a walk with her grandmother.

Amazing photo

A little girl touches Harriet Tubman’s hand 

This is a new mural on the side of the Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center. 

Original Photo: https://t.co/ZGJQG766zSpic.twitter.com/Lryj5AVGWl– Yashar Ali (@yashar) May 18, 2019

The original photo was captured by Lovie’s grandma, Tracy Kilgore Lynndee, at a recen…

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