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Explore Harriet Tubman's legacy as a freedom fighter. Discover her role in the Underground Railroad and beyond.
Sometime after marrying a free Black man named John Tubman, Harriet decided to flee when she suspected that her owner was about to sell her and her two brothers. Her husband chose not to go, and her ...
Rita Daniels, who has a new book out titled “Harriet Tubman: Military Scout and Tenacious Visionary,” shared how surviving family members continue to honor the late abolitionist.
Harriet Tubman was an abolistionist and freedom seeker who led many others to safety in the north. Her photo and quote have been restored after being removed from a federal website.
Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and humanitarian, devoted her life to rescuing enslaved men, women and children during the mid-1800s. Today it was announced that this great American will replace ...
Archaeologists have discovered rare artifacts at the site of of Harriet Tubman's father's home located in Hanover, Maryland. Plates, pitchers, and bowls were found.
Philadelphia-area cultural organizations like the Harriet Tubman Museum of New Jersey in Cape May are working to preserve the country's history.
Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad's "conductors." During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom. And ...
Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been posthumously awarded the rank of general. Tubman was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war.
Harriet Tubman, abolitionist and humanitarian, devoted her life to rescuing enslaved men, women and children during the mid-1800s. Today it was announced that this great American will replace ...