During the 19th century, the ability to spend time in nature helped free some girls from restrictive social norms and turned ...

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.

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Archaeologists in Hanover, Maryland, came across rare artifacts that have ties to American abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The evacuation was led by ... when she brought away seven people," according to ...

The phenomenal courage of one Black woman who led slaves to freedom will be honored across the nation Monday on National Harriet Tubman Day. Established by U.S. Congress in 1990, the day ...

Archaeologists in Hanover, Maryland, came across rare artifacts that have ties to American abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The evacuation was led by the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT ...

A measure to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is being taken up again in Congress. Decade-long effort: Previous attempts to have Tubman ...