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In January, Willie Phillips of the Laguna Woods African American Heritage Club bought 104 tickets to the play “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman” and chartered two buses to take residents to the ...
Kamala Harris attended the 2025 Met Gala on Monday, wearing a black silk gown from Off-White by IB Kamara, featuring a long scarf, sweeping white statement sleeve, and a pleated skirt.
Harriet Tubman’s great-great-great-grandniece is “devastated” by the National Park Service’s decision to soften its language about the Underground Railroad on its website in February.
The National Park Service has restored references to abolitionist Harriet Tubman to its webpage on the Underground Railroad after initially defending the removal. “Changes to the Underground ...
The National Park Service on Sunday removed abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s photo and quote from its webpage on the Underground Railroad, igniting criticism that the move was yet another attempt ...
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.
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 statue unveiled in Downtown Binghamton. The statue is located just off the Chenango River Walk, directly behind the Binghamton University Downtown Center, making it fully accessible ...
Artifacts tied to American abolitionist Harriet Tubman were found by archaeologists at her father's home in Hanover, Maryland. Plates, pitchers, and bowls were found at the site.
Born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, around 1822 as Araminta "Minty" Ross, Tubman — she married John Tubman, a free Black man, in 1844 — escaped to Philadelphia on Sep. 17, 1849.
The latest measure, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, follows years of delays and efforts to have Harriet Tubman replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Harriet Tubman's great-great-great-grandniece Rita Daniels spoke to TODAY.com about the late abolitionist's legacy and the surviving family members keeping her memory alive.