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Edda L. Fields-Black is the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History, and the author of “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the ...
A new historical marker now stands tall near the teenage home of Harriet Tubman in Dorchester County. The new marker is ...
Harriet Tubman is remembered in an Eastern Shore pop-up exhibit. This is the largest Harriet Tubman-focused art show.
Born into the institution of slavery, Harriet Tubman experienced various hardships during her childhood. Despite this, she would later devote her life to compassion and equality. Birth and context ...
Tubman was born a slave in Maryland's Dorchester County around 1820. ... During the Civil War Harriet Tubman worked for the Union as a cook, a nurse, and even a spy.
Dorchester County and Maryland Leaders were on hand Monday morning as they unveiled this new historical marker, noting these ...
Gov. Wes Moore unveiled a new roadside historical marker celebrating abolitionist Harriet Tubman and marking her birthplace.
Who was Harriet Tubman? Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Ross in March 1822, according to the National Women's History Museum.She was one of nine children, who along with their parents, were ...
Much is known about Harriet Tubman as a renowned abolitionist, humanitarian, and Civil War hero. But we too often overlook her continued legacy and final years in Upstate New York. Auburn, New ...
Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, ... Tubman was born into slavery in 1822 but escaped in 1849 after learning she and her brothers were to be sold.
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.