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Hace 5 días · Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She led dozens of enslaved people to freedom in the North along the route of the Underground Railroad. Learn more about Tubman’s life.
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- Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She led hundreds of enslaved peopl...
- Harriet Tubman is credited with conducting upward of 300 enslaved people along the Underground Railroad from the American South to Canada. She show...
- In addition to leading more than 300 enslaved people to freedom, Harriet Tubman helped ensure the final defeat of slavery in the United States by a...
Hace 22 horas · Harriet Tubman, circa 1885. Pop-cultural attention to Tubman’s extraordinary life has been double-edged, commemorating her accomplishments while also making it harder to discern who she actually ...
Hace 3 días · The Radical Faith of Harriet Tubman. A new book conveys in dramatic detail what America’s Moses did to help abolish slavery. Another addresses the love of God and country that helped her do so ...
Hace 1 día · Tubman herself credited God with guiding her dangerous work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad during the 1850s; she made an estimated 13 trips below the Mason-Dixon line and spirited as many as 80 souls north, often all the way to Canada. Tubman’s own escape in 1849 was legendary. After a first attempt with her brothers, who were so ...
Hace 1 día · Celebrated these days as the most famous Black woman in U.S. history, Tubman will soon replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. In “Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People,” Tiya Miles—a professor of history at Harvard University and MacArthur Fellowship recipient—draws on a plethora of sources, such as newspaper accounts, dictated letters and the experiences ...
Hace 3 días · Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross, is one of the most iconic figures in American history. Her journey from slavery to freedom and her role in the Underground Railroad is filled with remarkable stories.
Hace 1 día · Lake Placid, NY – "Beacon of Hope," the nationally recognized sculpture of Harriet Tubman, is set to be unveiled on Thursday, July 5, 2024, at the John Brown Farm State Historic Site in Lake Placid. The unveiling ceremony, open to the public, will commence a months-long celebration of Harriet Tubman's life and enduring legacy.
