Harriet Tubman’s early life Black artist Alvin Pettit’s winning sculpture of Harriet Tubman (above), titled “A Higher Power: The Call of a Freedom Fighter,” won the design contest for a ...

William H. Johnson’s “Harriet Tubman,” displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, shows Tubman wearing a striped Civil War-era dress and holding a shotgun by her side.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Bob the Drag Queen about his new book, "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert," in which Tubman returns to life and wants to use hip-hop to spread her message.

Though the U.S. Congress only officially recognized Harriet Tubman Day in 1990, in honor of her passing on March 10, 1913, her legacy inspired generations of Black women long before that.

Harriet Tubman did use music in her work as an abolitionist. So that's why I think it actually makes sense for her to come back and continue this work through music.