This June 17, visit “Inspire!” Newark’s Underground Railroad pop-up exhibition, for refreshments and comments by historian and artist Noelle Lorraine Williams from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Then join the walking tour “Whose American Revolution? The Stories of Slavery and Indigenous History in the Monuments of Harriet Tubman Square” from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for an illuminating talk about the various ways in which the park’s 18th- and 19th-century statues and monuments connect with stories of revolution, slavery, Black liberation, and Indigenous history.

Meet at Newark Public Library (5 Washington Street, Newark, NJ 07102).

Registration required: https://bit.ly/warregister. For more info, call 973-733-7784.

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