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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 ...
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 ...
Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did. A former enslaved person, Tubman became an abolitionist, humanitarian and leader of the Underground Railroad ...
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.
Viola Davis quotes Harriet Tubman during powerful Emmys acceptance speech. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viola Davis made history on Sunday by becoming the first black woman to win an Emmy for best drama ...
And now private cultural organizations including the Harriet Tubman Museum of New Jersey in Cape May are working in overdrive to preserve the country's history. The New Jersey museum opened in ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON — The National Parks Service restored Harriet Tubman's portrait and quote Monday after it had edited out of its "Underground Railroad" webpage. The agency's "What is the Underground ...
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 ...