Mother's Day, celebrated annually on the second Sunday of May since 1914, began as a movement for unity and recognition of mothers' sacrifices. Evolving from post-Civil War efforts to promote ...

Edda Fields-Black won the prize for her book 'COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.' Edda Fields-Black was announced as the winner of a Pulitzer ...

For those who want to add a literary tilt to their Mother’s Day gift this year, consider including any of the following motherly quotes when preparing a gift Mom won’t soon forget. “Of all the rights ...

New York will replace Robert Livingston’s statue with one of Harriet Tubman in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall. The plan, part of the 2025-26 state budget, forms a commission to design the ...

The 2025-26 state budget contains Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposal to replace Robert Livingston's statue with one of Harriet Tubman in the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall. Each state can provide ...

David Edwards has spent over a decade reporting on social justice, human rights and politics for Raw Story. He also writes Crooks and Liars. He has a background in enterprise resource planning and ...

Edda Fields-Black wanted to make her historical account of a Union Army raid led by Harriet Tubman on southern plantations and rice fields as authentic as possible. So she re-enacted parts of the raid ...

It tells the true story of Harriet Tubman’s role in a famous Civil War raid that destroyed rice plantations and freed hundreds of slaves in South Carolina. In a statement announcing the award ...

Her 2024 book, “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War,” was named a Pulitzer Prize winner in history. It’s described as “a richly-textured ...

Fields-Black’s book “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman ... a Pulitzer Prize in History a fitting tribute to Tubman’s legacy and her role in American history? Most Americans know of Tubman as the most famous ...

Carnegie Mellon University Professor Edda L. Fields-Black on Monday won a 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History for her book “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During ...

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