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Hace 5 días · FEBRUARY 25, 2021 — There are close to 50 books on African American abolitionist, suffragist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman. One of the most recent was authored by UTSA’s Denman Endowed Professor in American History Catherine Clinton.
Hace 5 días · Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1820 and became an abolitionist and political activist. After her own escape north in 1849 she made some thirteen trips south to accompany enslaved...
Hace 5 días · Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman knew first-hand what it meant to be someone's property; she was whipped by owners and almost killed by an overseer. It was from other field hands that she first heard about the Underground Railroad which she travelled by herself north to Philadelphia.
Hace 13 horas · Abolition was a pivotal movement that reshaped history. Key figures like Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman risked everything for freedom. The Underground Railroad wasn't a literal railroad but a network of secret routes and safe houses.
Hace 5 días · Born enslaved, Harriet Tubman rose up to become one of the most successful, determined and well-known conductors of the Underground Railroad. With her family's love planted firmly in her heart, Harriet looked to the North Star for guidance — and its light helped guide her way out of slavery.
Hace 3 días · My eco-spiritual biography of Harriet Tubman, Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People, will be out in June 2024. I am currently working on a picture book adaptation of my recent history, All That She Carried, and I am researching a new book on the female abolitionist writers Harriet Jacobs and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Hace 5 días · May 23, 2024. 0. NPS image. A lightning strike and COVID may have slowed things down, but they couldn’t stop the reopening of historical sites related to Harriet Tubman. The Harriet Tubman National Historic Park says a church pivotal in Harriet Tubman’s life is reopening to the public.
