By: John Garcia Jr.
July 21, 2009
People in downtown Syracuse don’t notice the Jerry Rescue monument. It celebrates the city’s involvement in the rescue and freeing of a runaway slave in 1851. This afternoon I spent an hour near the monument in Clinton Square. 30 people walked right by the commemoration without stopping to read it.
One of them was Joe Fabian, 16, of Syracuse. An embarrassed Fabian smirked and thinks people should just open their eyes more.
“I’m here a lot and have never noticed it. (I think) People just ignore it because it’s not too big. I can’t believe I’ve never noticed it before…Syracuse people should notice it," Fabian said.
The advice was not self-applied as Fabian did not end up reading the monument anyway. Two people, a couple from Brooklyn, did take his advice and read the monument. They thanked Fabian for the suggestion and said they were happy for learning about an important event in American history.
The monument features a statue depicting the actual rescue of “Jerry” by the abolitionists. The back of the monument is inscribed with the famous story.
July 21, 2009
People in downtown Syracuse don’t notice the Jerry Rescue monument. It celebrates the city’s involvement in the rescue and freeing of a runaway slave in 1851. This afternoon I spent an hour near the monument in Clinton Square. 30 people walked right by the commemoration without stopping to read it.
One of them was Joe Fabian, 16, of Syracuse. An embarrassed Fabian smirked and thinks people should just open their eyes more.
“I’m here a lot and have never noticed it. (I think) People just ignore it because it’s not too big. I can’t believe I’ve never noticed it before…Syracuse people should notice it," Fabian said.
The advice was not self-applied as Fabian did not end up reading the monument anyway. Two people, a couple from Brooklyn, did take his advice and read the monument. They thanked Fabian for the suggestion and said they were happy for learning about an important event in American history.
The monument features a statue depicting the actual rescue of “Jerry” by the abolitionists. The back of the monument is inscribed with the famous story.
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