Edda L. Fields-Black is the winner of the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in History, and the author of “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the ...

Tubman was born into slavery in 1822 on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland, according to the White House. Her birth name was Araminta Ross. ... Harriet Tubman, an American Icon.

Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross. She would later adopt the name "Harriet" after her mother: Harriet Ross. The surname Tubman comes from her first husband, John Tubman, who she married in 1844.

A new historical marker now stands tall near the teenage home of Harriet Tubman in Dorchester County. The new marker is ...

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 ...

Retropolis A new Harriet Tubman movie also stars the places where the Underground Railroad leader made history. Tubman was born in Maryland, where she escaped slavery, then risked her life to ...

Harriet Tubman was an Underground Railroad conductor but much more: She was an American hero. ... Born into slavery as Araminta Ross, Tubman knew the slave system’s inhumanity firsthand: ...

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, noted abolitionist and celebrated Civil War spy, might be closer to getting on the $20 bill if renewed congressional efforts are successful. Rep. John Katko, R-N.Y., made the case ...