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Miami Herald
Miami Herald
Election politicking behind them (or so was claimed), the newly installed city of Coral Gables mayor and commission finally did the right thing Tuesday and reversed a wrong. They voted unanimously to join the county and nine other municipalities in supporting the designation of South Dixie Highway in Miami-Dade County as “Harriet Tubman Highway” in honor of the courageous abolitionist who helped slaves gain their freedom. Coral Gables’ No vote back in January torpedoed the removal of the Confederate-era Dixie name for U.S. 1 in the Florida Legislature this year. No longer the lone holdout city…