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Black’s book on Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River raid, launched from Beaufort in June 1863, earned a Pulitzer Prize in ...
Harriet is a 2019 biographical film about the life of former slave and abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who personally helped more than 70 slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad.
At the time, Tubman was living in Auburn, where she had purchased land in 1859 from then-Sen. William H. Seward — land that will soon become part of the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park.
The $20 Harriet Tubman Bill Has Yet To Be Released, But U.S. Mint Drops Commemorative Coins The effort to feature Tubman on the redesigned $20 bill is still ongoing, with a new note expected to be ...
Harriet Tubman, a hero of the Underground Railroad who served as a spy for the Union Army, was named a brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard. Patty Nieberg Nov 12, 2024 4:03 PM EST ...
On Veterans Day, Maryland honored Harriet Tubman in an extraordinary way: posthumously commissioning her as a brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard. The ceremony, held at the Harriet ...
President Joe Biden's administration announced Monday it plans to revitalize the effort to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. "It's important that our notes -- our money -- reflect the history ...
AP Considering she will soon adorn America’s $20 bill, Harriet Tubman hardly lacks in national significance. But even the nation’s most celebrated historic figures can remain elusive and unknown.
BEAUFORT — Harriet Tubman set out from Beaufort aboard one of three Union gunboats on June 1, 1863, intent on freeing as many enslaved people as the troops, ...